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Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by zeepatoprick(m): 5:46pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Samsung is reportedly in talks with BlackBerry on a $7.5 billion deal, even though spokespeople at Seoul and Ontario both claim no talks are presently happening. First reported by Reuters, Samsung is interested in BlackBerry’s rather lucrative enterprise patents, which Samsung could use in patent battles against Apple, IBM and any other enterprise company looking to lock them out the battle. Both Samsung and BlackBerry have enterprise level applications, although BlackBerry (formerly RIM) also has patents regarding networking, wireless equipment and hardware, something Samsung lacks. The acquisition would give Samsung control of a high-profile messaging app, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), something the South Korean giant has reportedly been searching for since late-2014. BlackBerry has an excellent selection of enterprise applications and services, and should Samsung acquire the company it will integrate these services into the KNOX security platform, built specifically for business customers. Samsung will also grab hold of the Passport, Classic and other smartphone brands, which might be useful in the business market where the Galaxy S5 and Note 4 are not extremely popular. The move reminds us of a very similar move by Google in 2011 for Motorola Mobility’s patents, only to find out it had spent $12.5 billion on cheap patents and a company running at an operating loss. It sold the mobile division to Lenovo in 2014 for $2.91 billion, allowing Lenovo a path into the U.S. mobile market. BlackBerry might become more than just a patent company if Samsung acquires it, but the number is $7.5 billion, almost 50 percent over the stock price for the Canadian based smartphone manufacturer currently. Stock rose to a third of the original price when hearing news about a Samsung takeover, but quickly dipped following denials from both companies. It is not the first time Samsung has been linked to a BlackBerry sale, but before the new CEO Jon Chen, Samsung could not agree to a price. Lenovo was another potential BlackBerry buyer back in 2014, but things did not work out between the two companies. |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by Randerl: 5:54pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Ok. Combinatiön of a strong manufacturing tradition, smartware.z and a solid enterprise security platforms. |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by ramdris(m): 5:58pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
I think I will wait a while bfre buying my z30 bb. |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by zeepatoprick(m): 6:24pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
Samsung is feeling the heat of competition, a smart move by them... |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by Jboy8844(m): 10:06pm On Jan 18, 2015 |
well, they should just try and do something about the battery capacity of blackberry..... |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by nefertiitii: 1:26am On Jan 19, 2015 |
Nice move |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by jerflakes(m): 3:16am On Jan 19, 2015 |
SEEE AS MOTOROLLA DEFRAUD A WHOLE GOOGLE. 1 Like |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by Cool83(m): 9:55am On Jan 19, 2015 |
Nice move,hope it will lead to quality service |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by Youngzedd(m): 1:36pm On Jan 19, 2015 |
The fear of Xiaomi. They should better buckle up. |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by Goahead(m): 3:09pm On Jan 19, 2015 |
In my opinion Blackberry does not worth that amount |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by martineverest(m): 9:43pm On Jan 19, 2015 |
Patents worth more than d hardware....google bought motorola at 12billion dollars and sold it to lenovo at 3billion.......the difference of 9billion is d patent which google retained Goahead: |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by zeepatoprick(m): 10:33pm On Jan 19, 2015 |
Youngzedd: Xiaomi is now the third largest smartphone maker in the world followed by Lenovo and LG at fourth and fifth place respectively. Samsung remains at the first place despite declining shipment volume, followed by Apple Inc. at second place. Xiaomi products are manufactured by FOXCONN.. Foxconn is the world's largest electronics contractor manufacturer, Notable products that the company manufactures include the BlackBerry,iPad, iPhone, Kindle, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U. If u doubt me ask google.. So they should be worried. |
Re: Samsung In Talks To Acquire Blackberry For $7.5 Billion by Elsquidme(m): 4:53pm On Jan 20, 2015 |
zeepatoprick:me gree for that one, no need to ask Google but for others, they can. not only mobile phone products but also computer products from dextop to laptops they do manufacture. |
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