Just out of curiosity, is Lenovo or IBM still interested in acquiring Blackberry? Personally, I don't see any benefit to either of them buying a company whose OS still needs more updating to compete with iOS and Android. IBM has enough patents and are well known for having the most to where they can create and release their own mobile OS and don't have to partner with Android or Blackberry. For Lenovo to think that an acquisition of Blackberry is going to have similar benefits like their acquisition of IBM's consumer market would be very impulsive of them; IBM gave them great hardware and software to continue that legacy, whereas an acquisition of Blackberry gives them a lot less or practically less to nothing. The only major thing that Blackberry has to offer is BBM {Blackberry Messenger} app. It's great to hear for Blackberry that they finally ousted Thorsten Heins for one of their reasons being the very late release of their BBM for iOS and Android.
Maybe the worth of BBRY is higher now? Given the Snowden leaks of NSA spying, there is a market for phones that can't be hacked NSA. There was an article, late 2010, in which a number of countries were forbidding BBRY from selling their phones because their countries couldn't hack into their communications.
Sounds like BBRY now could be worth a lot more than current asking price. Perhaps Merkel and Hollande would find BBRY important from Germany's and France's own security.
Yup, anyone with half a brain knows BB was dead a 18 months ago. The only hope I see for them now is to reinvent themselves as a Cirque du Soleil magic show. They appear to really have a passion for smoke and mirrors.
Maybe the worth of BBRY is higher now? Given the Snowden leaks of NSA spying, there is a market for phones that can't be hacked NSA. There was an article, late 2010, in which a number of countries were forbidding BBRY from selling their phones because their countries couldn't hack into their communications.
Just out of curiosity, is Lenovo or IBM still interested in acquiring Blackberry? Personally, I don't see any benefit to either of them buying a company whose OS still needs more updating to compete with iOS and Android. IBM has enough patents and are well known for having the most to where they can create and release their own mobile OS and don't have to partner with Android or Blackberry. For Lenovo to think that an acquisition of Blackberry is going to have similar benefits like their acquisition of IBM's consumer market would be very impulsive of them; IBM gave them great hardware and software to continue that legacy, whereas an acquisition of Blackberry gives them a lot less or practically less to nothing. The only major thing that Blackberry has to offer is BBM {Blackberry Messenger} app. It's great to hear for Blackberry that they finally ousted Thorsten Heins for one of their reasons being the very late release of their BBM for iOS and Android.
I dint believe they were ever interested. I think that Lenovo and others were just responding to the letters of inquiry that Blackberry sent out recently, with curiosity. Their lack of movement shows no real interest.
Maybe the worth of BBRY is higher now? Given the Snowden leaks of NSA spying, there is a market for phones that can't be hacked NSA. There was an article, late 2010, in which a number of countries were forbidding BBRY from selling their phones because their countries couldn't hack into their communications.
Sounds like BBRY now could be worth a lot more than current asking price. Perhaps Merkel and Hollande would find BBRY important from Germany's and France's own security.
There is no real objective worth to these companies over the value of the real assets, and the rest, if any, is in the eye of the buyer, if any. It's subjective. Since there are no buyers, what is the worth? Look at the stock price. That offers the current share value, but little else.
Sorry about the continued typos. I'm typing this on my iPad while in the dentist chair, holding the iPad up in the air.
Every refresh cycle mean less and less people buying BB. The company has no aces up its sleeve. They were a one hit wonder with their internet jog dial. I heard their corporate security is awesome but who can't copy that. BB is going to go the way of Palm. Go to wikipedia and search for Palm. You'll be left in dead silence. Sold off to HP then buried. I say buy as many different BB phones, the old ones to and keep them. Maybe they'll be collector items one day. Keep the boxes as well. Damn!
Frankly, I liked BB7 much better than BB10. At least it was specific, to get things done. BB10 is overly complicated. A BB7, with a world class browser, and back to the buttons and trackpad is what us business users need. I'm an iPhone5 user, and have used iOS since iPhone 4, and currently have a Q10 sticking around turned off, just to update and check things. (employer supplied). It doesn't even alert audibly, or visually, when a task alarm is synced with outlook.
Screw you moderator, I can say whatever I want to say. I didn't know that the AI forum is bigger than my constitutional right to free speech. I didn't personally attach any other commenter, nor have I ever. I was only stating my own opinion. I've been a very avid reader of AI, but I don't have to read this shit at all! It's no skin off my back. Your move......
Yea....I can see that this site has "nothing to do" with free speech. It's a good thing that free speech isn't contingent upon whether you or AI tells me I have it or not. Furthermore, this is the most public "private" forum i've ever seen. If they truly want it to be private and not let people express their opinions then maybe they shouldn't have a comments section at all. Like I said i'm not butt hurt. There's plenty of other sites to read so it really makes no difference to me....But i'm not gonna let somebody silence me simply because I expressed my opinion. What I said wasn't a direct personal attack on anyone in this forum. If somebody finds offense to what I said because of their political view then that's their opinion that they're entitled to. How is my original post any different then someone who doesn't like Blackberry coming on here and saying something negative about Blackberry, if someone else on here likes Blackberry!? Should the person who expressed their opinion about Blackberry be silenced because somebody didn't like their comment??? GOH! If that's how AI is going to be then I myself don't want anything to do with this site.
Mike, you need to learn more about what counts as an infringement of your constitutional rights if you're going to play the freedom of speech card. Free speech is abridged when government does it, not a privately owned and run web site/blog. In your case, you seem hypersensitive about expressing your opinion. Just calm down.
SpamSandwich, I'm a business owner myself so I don't need to be schooled on the difference between the private vs. government sector. I believe that a private business can do whatever it likes as long as it isn't in opposition with any laws or rights. If I'm wrong then please explain to me why private businesses have been successfully sued for infringing on customer's rights? Am i'm trying to sue AI? No! Am I expressing my strong distaste for an effort to silence me over a comment that I made jokingly about Blackberry's inability to make good phones and Obama's inability to run the country? Yes! So you can chill out with the whole "calm down" spiel because I am calm, and even more so i'm very levelheaded. I just think that anybody with half a brain would've look at that comment and moved on, let alone delete it.
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I'd like to hear how they plan to "right the ship." Anyone got the details?
They're using the underpants gnome business plan.
1) Oust CEO
2) ????
3) Profit!
I'd like to hear how they plan to "right the ship." Anyone got the details?
2) pump bilge water out of the starboard tanks to counter act the inward list as you swirl around the bowl....
I'd imagine they're going to burn through that $1 billion fairly fast. How long do they think they're going to stay afloat?
Hey everyone,
Just out of curiosity, is Lenovo or IBM still interested in acquiring Blackberry? Personally, I don't see any benefit to either of them buying a company whose OS still needs more updating to compete with iOS and Android. IBM has enough patents and are well known for having the most to where they can create and release their own mobile OS and don't have to partner with Android or Blackberry. For Lenovo to think that an acquisition of Blackberry is going to have similar benefits like their acquisition of IBM's consumer market would be very impulsive of them; IBM gave them great hardware and software to continue that legacy, whereas an acquisition of Blackberry gives them a lot less or practically less to nothing. The only major thing that Blackberry has to offer is BBM {Blackberry Messenger} app. It's great to hear for Blackberry that they finally ousted Thorsten Heins for one of their reasons being the very late release of their BBM for iOS and Android.
Sounds like BBRY now could be worth a lot more than current asking price. Perhaps Merkel and Hollande would find BBRY important from Germany's and France's own security.
Maybe the worth of BBRY is higher now? Given the Snowden leaks of NSA spying, there is a market for phones that can't be hacked NSA. There was an article, late 2010, in which a number of countries were forbidding BBRY from selling their phones because their countries couldn't hack into their communications.
You seemed to have then missed the followups where they then gave over the decryption keys used for BIS in order to not get banned. Also, BlackBerries are not even remotely as secure as you seem to think.
I dint believe they were ever interested. I think that Lenovo and others were just responding to the letters of inquiry that Blackberry sent out recently, with curiosity. Their lack of movement shows no real interest.
There is no real objective worth to these companies over the value of the real assets, and the rest, if any, is in the eye of the buyer, if any. It's subjective. Since there are no buyers, what is the worth? Look at the stock price. That offers the current share value, but little else.
Sorry about the continued typos. I'm typing this on my iPad while in the dentist chair, holding the iPad up in the air.
What he meant to say was that he was a fad.
The company has no aces up its sleeve. They were a one hit wonder with their internet jog dial.
I heard their corporate security is awesome but who can't copy that.
BB is going to go the way of Palm.
Go to wikipedia and search for Palm. You'll be left in dead silence. Sold off to HP then buried.
I say buy as many different BB phones, the old ones to and keep them. Maybe they'll be collector items one day. Keep the boxes as well. Damn!
How soon until the fire sale?
I love the smell of Blackberries in the morning. It smells like....pie.
2.) wait for a miracle.
They are a fad. 2004 will be back in style, any day now.
Stop the political crap, or you're out of here.
Screw you moderator, I can say whatever I want to say. I didn't know that the AI forum is bigger than my constitutional right to free speech. I didn't personally attach any other commenter, nor have I ever. I was only stating my own opinion. I've been a very avid reader of AI, but I don't have to read this shit at all! It's no skin off my back. Your move......
Yea....I can see that this site has "nothing to do" with free speech. It's a good thing that free speech isn't contingent upon whether you or AI tells me I have it or not. Furthermore, this is the most public "private" forum i've ever seen. If they truly want it to be private and not let people express their opinions then maybe they shouldn't have a comments section at all. Like I said i'm not butt hurt. There's plenty of other sites to read so it really makes no difference to me....But i'm not gonna let somebody silence me simply because I expressed my opinion. What I said wasn't a direct personal attack on anyone in this forum. If somebody finds offense to what I said because of their political view then that's their opinion that they're entitled to. How is my original post any different then someone who doesn't like Blackberry coming on here and saying something negative about Blackberry, if someone else on here likes Blackberry!? Should the person who expressed their opinion about Blackberry be silenced because somebody didn't like their comment??? GOH! If that's how AI is going to be then I myself don't want anything to do with this site.
SpamSandwich, I'm a business owner myself so I don't need to be schooled on the difference between the private vs. government sector. I believe that a private business can do whatever it likes as long as it isn't in opposition with any laws or rights. If I'm wrong then please explain to me why private businesses have been successfully sued for infringing on customer's rights? Am i'm trying to sue AI? No! Am I expressing my strong distaste for an effort to silence me over a comment that I made jokingly about Blackberry's inability to make good phones and Obama's inability to run the country? Yes! So you can chill out with the whole "calm down" spiel because I am calm, and even more so i'm very levelheaded. I just think that anybody with half a brain would've look at that comment and moved on, let alone delete it.