Deadline for deciding on Prem Watsa offer only a few days away
The takeover battle for troubled Canadian smartphone BlackBerry pioneer has taken another turn, with news on the social networking site Facebook could now be in the tender.
There are only two business days before BlackBerry Board must decide on the original $4.7 billion of former director Prem Watsa offer, although it has yet to name who is in your consortium. Other rumoured suitors include Google, Samsung, Chinese giant Lenovo. Co-founder Mike Lazaridis and even the former CEO of Apple John Sculley is mentioned.
But with the next term Monday [November 04, 2013] fast imminent, and at that point the BlackBerry Board will have to decide if to take Watsa $9 a share, the Wall Street Journal offering now reports a possible offer of discount on Facebook.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg of the networking site is already registered as he says he wants to Facebook "on as many phones as possible", but earlier this year suffered a setback when the first HTC, is intended to be a showcase for the Facebook custom Android software, a success among consumers has been demonstrated.
According to the newspaper, meanwhile, BlackBerry executives flew to California last week to participate in secret talks with their counterparts from Facebook. The news has rekindled speculation that Facebook wants to build its own smartphone and, if technology did so with BlackBerry, you could skip immediately towards the realms of smartphone protagonists.
At the same time, it is believed, Facebook might decrease its dependence on hardware such as Apple and Samsung manufacturers distribute their software to collect data from users. Only Google is intended for a particular threat as it tries to woo his army of Android Facebook users and to your own Google Plus Network website. According to IDC, Android was installed in 74 per cent of smartphones shipped during the second quarter of this year, Google is giving a great launching pad for other services - including Facebook - that are distributed as part of the working platform.
* Google subsidiary Motorola has revealed plans to develop a modular mobile phone that can be updated when a new component, such as the battery, camera, or processor, is to be replaced. It has entered into a partnership with Phonebloks, an online community formed last month and which aims to promote the concept of mobile modular with the help of the manufacturer. More details are expected in the coming months.
Dave Evans is a commentator established long in both the IT and mobile industries. His current focus is in part trends of prices within the sector. You can send an email here
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