The BlackBerry's share price has gone through a day of ups and downs.
Samsung was recently in contact with BlackBerry to buy the latter at a price of $13.35 to $15.49 per share, according to unnamed sources quoted by Reuters in Wednesday. That was at least 37% of the BlackBerry's Tuesday closing price. BlackBerry shares rose 30% after Samsung's 7.5 billion dollar takeover of BlackBerry, the biggest gain in the BlackBerry in the last 10 years.
However, Samsung responded in an email saying the news was "baseless". The BlackBerry did not mention in its statement whether it had received a takeover invitation from Samsung, but said it had not made any possible takeover talks with Samsung. The news was also reflected in the BlackBerry's share price, which fell by 17% in the post-Nasdaq trading.
Two months ago, BlackBerry announced a partnership with Samsung, and two competitors in the smartphone world are now ready to collaborate on mobile devices. It was also part of a "steering plan" announced by BlackBerry CEO Chen at the second quarterly earnings conference in 2014, after which the BlackBerry's share price had risen by at least 48%. Although this is far from the BlackBerry's glorious past, the expectation of the BlackBerry is left to no longer fall and a good price for the BlackBerry's share of the market, which is almost negligible.
Even the state of the BlackBerry's official Twitter account has been displayed from IPhone clients.
In fact, if the BlackBerry wants to sell, it can sell it anytime. There have been investors wanting to buy the BlackBerry at a higher price than the rumors, according to a Bloomberg source.
Even if everyone wants to use a BlackBerry full keyboard to send and receive mail The Golden Age has passed, and the Canadian company's security technology still has core competencies. Especially in the case of various security loopholes, BlackBerry's security patents appear particularly important. For those enterprise users and government users, the page is not important, only security is the first choice.
This is why Microsoft, Nokia, Dell, Lenovo, Facebook and others have been buying BlackBerry news in recent years. Samsung's collaboration with the BlackBerry last year was about using BlackBerry's corporate security platform for products such as Samsung's Galaxy handsets and tablets. The partnership will compete directly with the strategic partnership that Apple has reached with IBM in enterprise-class services.
Even one day, BlackBerry will not sell handsets, it can also rely on security technology, equipment management and communication products to continue to survive. After partnering with Samsung to develop Android security apps, BlackBerry recently worked with Boeing to secure Android handsets. The BlackBerry's QNX operating system is widely used in the Internet of Things automatic operating systems, including the next generation of Ford car intelligent Systems and their partners.
In the past day, BlackBerry and Samsung have been tied together for a rumor, and the two mobile phone companies that once owned a legend in the mobile phone market are trying to make a difference in their plight. Although Samsung's Windows phone, or the BlackBerry's new physical keypad, Classic, it doesn't necessarily restore their old glories.