long decline leads to the sale of Blackberry. The announcement was made by the Canadian company mobile phones, on Monday, when the rival Apple revealed a new sales record.
A consortium led by Canadian investment fund Fairfax proposes 4.7 billion dollars, or nine dollars a share.
Fairfax, which is the largest shareholder of Blackberry, maintains bid until November 4.
Professor of Economics, Ontario, Ken Wong, believes that “this option had long been on the table and were forced to take this decision that it was not desired. What precipitated the decision were the news of the loss of billions of dollars, the redundancies and the sharp depreciation in the bag. “
Blackberry, created in 1984, was a pioneer in mobile clever sayings. The decline began with the arrival on the market in 2007 the iPhone and Android models. In 2010, the Canadian company still held a market share of 17%. But this year, it is estimated that it is by 3%.
This seems to be the last attempt to survive the Canadian company, after the failed launch of the Z10 and Q10 models this year in a highly competitive market.
Blackberry, which will come from the sale of stock, says he expects losses of more than € 700 million in the second fiscal quarter and announced the dismissal of 4,500 people, or 40% of employees.
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