I don't see any incongruity. Google paid $12.5 billion for Motorola a few years ago. Considering RIM's market cap was $83 billion at one point, paying ~$4-5 bi

I don't see any incongruity. Google paid $12.5 billion for Motorola a few years ago. Considering RIM's market cap was $83 billion at one point, paying ~$4-5 billion now would probably be a bargain for their patent portfolio.