Microsoft buying RIM speculation take 2

The Microsoft buying BlackBerry maker Research in Motion speculation has resurfaced a year after the speculation was first talked about. The U.K.’s PC Advisor is writing that Peter Misek, an analyst at

Canaccord Adams said “RIM is a massive strategic fit for Microsoft” and that he was certain that Microsoft had a “standing offer to buy [RIM] at $50 [a share].” There is nothing to indicate why the speculation has resurfaced other than the fact that RIM stock has plummted in recent months and a slow in spending thanks to the credit crisis, could leave the company wide open to a takeover bid, reports PC Advisor.

Microsoft and RIM last month announced that they had extended their partnership. The two will integrate contextual, location-sensitive searches via Live Search into the BlackBerry Browser and BlackBerry Maps. Users can opt to make Live Search their search interface of choice on the BlackBerry and on Mobile.BlackBerry.com. The new search feature is slated to be released later this year.

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