Halliburton Dumps RIM, Chooses iPhones For 4,500 Employees
Updated: 2012-02-06 22:26:22
To say that RIM has had a tough time these past few months is an understatement, and today's news probably won't help raise the morale around Waterloo. According to AppleInsider, oilfield services giant Halliburton will soon be migrating their BlackBerry-toting workforce to run exclusively on a new fleet of iPhones.

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