Most definitely they should, the Windows phone 8 is a perfect replacement for a Blackberry. I used to be a BB user but switched to WP8 about 1 year ago and never looked back. For a business user, the WP8 is a perfect fit and the BB user base is a great fit in my view.

If they had a time-machine, yes. But MS today has Nokia and WinPhone, they don't need BB anymore.

Maybe having 2 winners on their hands would be seen as too much?

I was a big supporter of the "MS buys Blackberry" theory, but I think that after the Nokia acquisition it's probably off the table for awhile. There already will be a transition period for absorbing one handset company, merging another into the mix right away would be difficult.

I'm actually quite surprised that BBRY stock didn't tank after the Nokia acquisition because of this.

I always wondered about this and always came to the same conclusion: the old java-based and the new QNX o/s is just not going to fit with the MS ecosystem. I don't think they are compatible at all.

its an acquisition for clients. A market share grab.

Honestly though, if they have no good patents, ms wouldn't give two shits about them.

He make some compelling arguments. The biggest downside is the mobile, what do do with that. MS has Nokia now so it don't need BB anymore. Other than for their patents, I don't see it happen.