Samsung in talks to buy Blackberry

[MI5]

Subject strongly denied by both parties, but we all know, there's no smoke without fire !!!

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/samsung-s-reported-blackberry-buyout-could-br...

[jonsie]

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@Anonymous wrote:
I suspect what would happen would be that Sammy would take all the best bits of BB, especially around security, and then ultimately BB would disappear as a brand sadly.

Would be great for Sammy though as Knox doesn't cut it.

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Interesting to see if this does indeed develop further. Personally I have my doubts short term. I think Samsung would await further decline in BlackBerry fortunes and try to pick it up cheap.

[viridis]

could they use BB as a release platform for tizen nicely out of harms way from android?

[MI5]

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@viridis wrote:
could they use BB as a release platform fortizen nicely out of harms way from android?

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Interesting theory but it would depend on the reasons for their interest in BB ?

They have produced the Samsung Chat already (visually a BB clone) which wasn't too successful, so I can only assume they want BB for the software?

[Anonymous]

@Anonymous absolutely agree. Personally I think the brand would remain longer than that but yes at least 6 months.

[gemz4the1]

From a very novice point of view (mine), I think it would be a good move.

I think that Blackberry has been placed into a corner whilst letting other companies such as Apple and Samsung shine.  It is a good idea in marketing terms.

I look forward to a partnership and letting both of them collaborate and maybe produce a product that will make me sway from Apple.

[Anonymous]

And the thousands of Canadians who would lose their jobs in a Sammy takeover?

Can't see the Canadian Government allowing this one.