Sources close to former RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie have revealed his plans to save the company before he was shown the door, a plan that didn'tinvolve handsets. He'd entered into talks with AT&T, Verizon and several European carriers to offer them use of the company's BlackBerry-exclusive network to provide limited data plans to featurephone users that included social networking and BBM - with the aim of reducing the cellphone operators data burden and coaxing users to upgrade to smartphones.
Engadget, Former RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie's very different rescue plan revealed
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