Apple is another potential Blackberry buyer.
There is a new potential contender for the purchase of the manufacturer of Blackberry smartphones. The news that Apple may buy the company has led to a temporary increase in the value of Blackberry shares. May 11, the value of shares increased by 6% - from $ 9.9 to $ 10.5 per share.
However, on Tuesday she began to fall. Today, one Blackberry share is worth $ 10.2. The company's capitalization does not exceed $ 5.4 billion.
According to experts Zacks Equity Research, Blackberry is of interest due to the presence of 44 thousand patents for mobile technology. This includes the predictive text input technology that users love.
Different companies were mentioned as potential Blackberry buyers, CNews reports . In January 2015, it became known that it can be bought by Samsung. This led to a 30% rise in Blackberry stock prices. However, after the refutation of this information on the shares established the same price.
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In 2012, it was assumed that the company will buy the corporation Microsoft. In 2013, the same waited from Lenovo.
In addition, in September 2013, Blackberry was going to buy out a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings for $ 4.7 billion. But a month later it turned out that the consortium participants did not find an opportunity to collect the required amount.
In the same year, Thorsten Heins was removed from his post as CEO. His place was taken by John Chen. In early 2014, the new CEO spoke about the future plans for the development of the company. It was decided to focus on smartphones with a QWERTY-keyboard, which Blackberry has always been famous for. So, such models as Blackberry Passport , Blackberry Classic in classic design, as well as low-end touch devices BlackBerry Z3 and Leap were released.
Despite the growth in financial performance since 2013, Blackberry’s share of the global smartphone market continues to decline. According to IDC estimates, in the fourth quarter of 2011, its share was 8.1%, in 2013 it dropped to 0.6%, and in 2014 it decreased by another 0.2%.
However, on Tuesday she began to fall. Today, one Blackberry share is worth $ 10.2. The company's capitalization does not exceed $ 5.4 billion.
According to experts Zacks Equity Research, Blackberry is of interest due to the presence of 44 thousand patents for mobile technology. This includes the predictive text input technology that users love.
Different companies were mentioned as potential Blackberry buyers, CNews reports . In January 2015, it became known that it can be bought by Samsung. This led to a 30% rise in Blackberry stock prices. However, after the refutation of this information on the shares established the same price.
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In 2012, it was assumed that the company will buy the corporation Microsoft. In 2013, the same waited from Lenovo.
In addition, in September 2013, Blackberry was going to buy out a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings for $ 4.7 billion. But a month later it turned out that the consortium participants did not find an opportunity to collect the required amount.
In the same year, Thorsten Heins was removed from his post as CEO. His place was taken by John Chen. In early 2014, the new CEO spoke about the future plans for the development of the company. It was decided to focus on smartphones with a QWERTY-keyboard, which Blackberry has always been famous for. So, such models as Blackberry Passport , Blackberry Classic in classic design, as well as low-end touch devices BlackBerry Z3 and Leap were released.
Despite the growth in financial performance since 2013, Blackberry’s share of the global smartphone market continues to decline. According to IDC estimates, in the fourth quarter of 2011, its share was 8.1%, in 2013 it dropped to 0.6%, and in 2014 it decreased by another 0.2%.
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