BlackBerry manufacturer RIM is clearly struggling these days and there are talks the Canadian company will eventually agree to lucrative acquisition offers. There were rumors already that Amazon was interested in the RIM, but that seems to be a part of history now as new rumors say Microsoft and Nokia want to jointly bid for the RIM ownership.

The two companies are holding continuous talks with the RIM executives, but the very details of informal negotiations are still uncertain. The only basis to suppose the RIM would agree to acquisition bids is that the company is finding it more and more difficult to stay on top amid such a huge competition among the leading smartphone manufactures. The RIM seems to be losing a significant part of its once so loyal customers, besides the company’s stock was in a continuous downfall this year. Moreover, Windows Phones and Android have become now so popular that BlackBerry OS is in danger to be called obsolete.

Even if no takeover option is discussed, the RIM would definitely love to cooperate now with Microsoft and Nokia — in May it became known the BlackBerry smartphones will be using Bing search engines for web searches. Bing even was to be incorporated on the operating system level. While Microsoft may be interested in merely software cooperation, Nokia would be happier if it could use Microsoft to jointly take over the RIM.

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The tough competition of the mobile manufacturers sometimes turns into a mobile war with rather interesting consequences. Get this! Nokia hired one of the key employees of the Canadian corporation RIM – Sharmain Eggberri. Prior to that, she worked as Managing Director and Vice President of BlackBerry manufacturer in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

In Nokia Sharmain Eggberri assumes to get the position of vice president and will be responsible for the marketing of Finnish corporations.

Appointment Sharmain Eggberri is the part of the reorganization of Nokia, announced in May 2010.In particular last month the Finnish company announced its decision to allocate the production of smartphones in the independent division under the leadership of Anssi Vanjoki.