Thursday, September 5, 2013

Microsoft Nokia Buy Puts More Pressure on BlackBerry

BlackBerry, the original market leader in smart phones, now has fallen from third place to fourth as the Microsoft Mobile operating system eclipsed BlackBerry in 2013. And though Microsoft once was a rumored potential buyer of BlackBerry, the potential pool of buyers has shrunk now that Microsoft already has Nokia.

That puts more pressure on BlackBerry to sell itself, and soon. With HTC struggling and Panasonic withdrawing entirely from the phone market, pressure on all contestants other than Apple and Samsung seems to be reaching the breaking point.





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