RIM to eat $485m PlayBook charge

Doug Woodburn
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BlackBerry maker admits it must plough more cash into promotional activities for its disfavoured tablet

Research in Motion (RIM) is taking a $485m (£309m) charge relating to the valuation of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet inventory in response to poor sales. After selling just 150,000 PlayBooks in...

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