Is it on? Nope. In fact, BBM for Android and iOS got delayed again.
Some news has spread that it will be turned on again on 27th September, BlackBerry has denied the news and the stated it will not be this week.
Well, here is the rollercoaster ride. Today, both Mashable and The Guardian has released an article that BlackBerry has been sold to Fairfax Financial for US$ 4.7 billions. Fairfax Financial previously owned 10% of BlackBerry shares, now the sole owner. That means Blackberry stock was sold at $9. BlackBerry stock highest price was $128 in 2008.
So what's the deal? Looks like after losing eearly US$ 1 billion in 2nd quarter 2013 due to the failed Z10 and stumbling on the launch of BBM on Android and iOS, BlackBerry has lost more than just their pride. They have lost money, time and market confidence.
My opinion that Fairfax Financial will resell BlackBerry later on to gain higher price, meanwhile the money will be used to salvage whatever BlackBerry still has as their saving grace. Most likely to relaunch BBM on Android and iOS, and also paying the 4500 employees they said good bye to. If I work for BlackBerry, becoming the first 4500 now looks more promising than fighting with the sinking ship.
So my guess, we still need to wait the news of when BlackBerry is ready to launch BBM on Android. My guess is next month. Sorry guys, this rollersoacter is a bad news for now. At least, I was right, we are witnessing a milestone in history: the sinking of BlackBerry.
Some news has spread that it will be turned on again on 27th September, BlackBerry has denied the news and the stated it will not be this week.
Well, here is the rollercoaster ride. Today, both Mashable and The Guardian has released an article that BlackBerry has been sold to Fairfax Financial for US$ 4.7 billions. Fairfax Financial previously owned 10% of BlackBerry shares, now the sole owner. That means Blackberry stock was sold at $9. BlackBerry stock highest price was $128 in 2008.
So what's the deal? Looks like after losing eearly US$ 1 billion in 2nd quarter 2013 due to the failed Z10 and stumbling on the launch of BBM on Android and iOS, BlackBerry has lost more than just their pride. They have lost money, time and market confidence.
My opinion that Fairfax Financial will resell BlackBerry later on to gain higher price, meanwhile the money will be used to salvage whatever BlackBerry still has as their saving grace. Most likely to relaunch BBM on Android and iOS, and also paying the 4500 employees they said good bye to. If I work for BlackBerry, becoming the first 4500 now looks more promising than fighting with the sinking ship.
So my guess, we still need to wait the news of when BlackBerry is ready to launch BBM on Android. My guess is next month. Sorry guys, this rollersoacter is a bad news for now. At least, I was right, we are witnessing a milestone in history: the sinking of BlackBerry.
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