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Bullboard - Stock Discussion Forum BlackBerry Ltd T.BB

Alternate Symbol(s):  BB

BlackBerry Limited is a Canada-based company, which provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The Company operates through three segments: Cybersecurity, IoT, and Licensing and Other. The Cybersecurity segment consists of BlackBerry Spark, BlackBerry SecuSUITE and BlackBerry AtHoc. The IoT business consists of BlackBerry Technology... see more

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BlackBerry Ltd > This also looks promosing
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Post by framloeg on Mar 08, 2021 8:05am

This also looks promosing

So, if FB settled this cases for $650m . What's our settlement going to be 3x, 6x, 10x this one? https://www.govtech.com/security/Facebook-Privacy-Violation-Lawsuit-Reaches-650M-Settlement.html
Comment by Hedgetrimmer on Mar 08, 2021 8:22am
  Appears FB doesn't care what they take or who's privacy is compromised. it's just a business expense to them and if they can get away with it then great. Quite a luxury to have. Perhaps the courts should start coming down even harder on this behaviour if FB isn't going to fix it. They've been receiving too much sympathy simply because they make it seem as if everyone ...more  
Comment by Hedgetrimmer on Mar 08, 2021 8:42am
Sorry, forgot to ask this in last post. Question for legal experts: Now that FB has settled with BB, do they now own the patent or does it remain our property and do they still get to use it but with an annual fee attached? 
Comment by Yasch22 on Mar 08, 2021 10:24am
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Comment by Hedgetrimmer on Mar 08, 2021 12:02pm
Thanks Yasch. I wonder what FB would do. I think either way, buy outright or lease, it can't be cheap for them. If both parties settle out of court then why would there be a penalty? I can understand BB insisting on back rent plus percentage of proceeds gained from our software's usage during whatever length of time it was. That in itself could be very lucrative. What was FB revenue last Q ...more  
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