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FOR ALL WE KNOW... Ynn20 at ST

[dwolfenson]

Ynn20

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$BB patent talks with FB after losing lawsuit for 3 yrs but in the midst of it, Amazon said, blank those guys, we interested. JC said, oh no, we partner with AWS, don't upset them. We let the deal run out and then have other buyers. Next thing you know, AAPL here knocking, asking how much. The government gets involved, boom, can't sell, too high security. JC explains that if they can't sell, we support China, boom, govt is handcuffed, back to FB deal, silence 80%, maybe deal run out and Amazon buy, boom then onward mobile is dissolved because it was a FB company to begin with that was suppose to run meta, boom. Good day guys

[Hedgetrimmer]

Found this line confusing:  Plus not convinced govt is ever handcuffed in matters of state. Assuming 'them' in this case is FB. Had to read the rest to determine 'them' may have a lot to lose. I guess it may come down to how much is it worth to 'them' not to broker a deal. Legally, is the patent seller allowed to talk with other entities while FB is making up their

[Yasch22]

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[Braggs2]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. How will this story unfold?

[Braggs2]

Actually seems appropriate: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to

[tracker11]

and since we're on the topic, I will throw in my literary 2 cents regarding the patent sale.......Quoth the Raven "Nevermore"......Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven.

[Digby8]

But we should remember that The Sun Also Rises.

[raven16]

I Must Say Under The Circumstances Today With All The Posting Lately This Poem Comes To Mind....... https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if---

[raven16]

Let Me See If I Can Post This Again ......... If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, dont deal in lies, Or being hated, dont give way to hating, And yet dont look too good, nor talk too wise: If

[KBB161718192030]

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[dwolfenson]

KBB', spoken like a true knave. Your persona here and a few others strike me as the antithesis of Kipling's prose. I reckon it takes all types, but no less unfortunate.

[Digby8]

Thanks raven. That Kipling piece is a favourite of mine. 

[dwolfenson]

Love it, Yaschtedictorian. Being on the inside of these types of deals must be highly addictive and, I imagine, why a man who arguably has more moola then he could ever count, hops aboard as Cap'n' of SS BlackBerry to face challenges posed by the sea.

[theRussian]

@Yasch, lol I'm with you man. I guesss because i know how some of these dirty HF, Intel Agenciies, State Enemies (based on news and movies) think i always think someone is out to get us. You have no idea how many times Chen was approached to sell. They turned to dirty tactics i think, they want shareholders to get frustrated to remove Chen and Wasta. Install their people in these position and

[Hedgetrimmer]

Yasch .... one of my favourite movies of all time, The Old Man & The Sea. Spencer Tracy as the old man, great performance. Despite all the shark attacks he still manages to bring it home, it doesn't like what he had when he started but the framework was still there...lol