Consortium offers to buy BlackBerry for $4.7 billion
Fairfax Financial, a Canadian financial firm that owns 10 percent of BlackBerry shares, led a consortium with an offer to buy the company.
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BlackBerry's tough spot: Keep enterprises, find buyer pronto
BlackBerry will have to sell itself quickly if it has much hope keeping enterprise customers in the fold. Analysts expect the Z10 meltdown to impact the company's mobile device management dreams.
BlackBerry: The perils of 'strategic alternatives' and limbo land
There are a lot of perils to seeking strategic alternatives while you're trying to mount a comeback. BlackBerry will like to pretend that it's business as usual during the process, but uncertainty will persist.
BlackBerry CEO Heins: Focus on enterprise mobility over device sales
Thorsten Heins, CEO of BlackBerry, tried to recast the company narrative around enterprise mobility management instead of devices.
BlackBerry nixes BlackBerry 10 on future PlayBooks
BlackBerry said bringing its latest platform to the PlayBook wasn't worth the time and effort given the other company's opportunities.
BlackBerry aims to show it can keep popular apps updated
BlackBerry 10 appears to be off to a solid start, but to be a long term winner popular applications have to keep up with other platforms. That reality means BlackBerry developers may be adding features.
BlackBerry's BES 10 real key to profit potential
BlackBerry's surprise fourth quarter profit was attributed to the Z10 launch and cost cutting. Future financial health for BlackBerry may roll with the uptake of BES 10 and the company's mobile device management efforts.
Can BlackBerry carve a new niche, profits?
BlackBerry is estimated to post losses for the foreseeable future, but analysts seem confident that the company and its latest devices can carve a niche in the consumer and enterprise markets.
RIM posts big Q1 loss, BlackBerry 10 delayed
Research in Motion said its first quarter would be bad. It turned out to be worse. And now the BlackBerry 10 platform will slip into the first quarter of 2013.
RIM set for downsize as revenues crash?
RIM is set up for a triple whammy that may require the company to shed most of its employees just to survive as a niche security device maker.