Reports link Microsoft to big RIM investment

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More rumours emerge of potential takeover of battered and bruised BlackBerry builder

Industry rumours have linked Microsoft to a major investment in troubled device maker RIM. The BlackBerry maker recently closed a fiscal year in which sales fell seven per cent, profit was more ...

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