Apple and Blackberry, as one?

05-18-2015 10:21 AM

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Vic Rivera

Has anyone read about a rumor that Apple having interest in buying Blackberry?

05-13-2015 06:54 AM

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Bigeric23

No, I have not heard anything regarding that rumor.

05-13-2015 06:56 AM

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Any links of this rumor?

05-13-2015 06:56 AM

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Haven't heard anything about this.

05-13-2015 06:57 AM

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Vic Rivera

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackb...175505512.html

05-13-2015 07:00 AM

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Speedygi
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I think it is just as well Haha... To be honest, BlackBerry is struggling too much as a competitor and simply as a mobile phone company .

05-13-2015 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Vic Rivera

Has anyone read about a rumor that Apple having interest in buying Blackberry?

I just read it, and at this point, it is still only a rumor. Having said that, if Apple were to acquire Blackberry, I doubt their focus would be on hardware, but rather the enterprise and patent aspect as mentioned in the article. Furthermore, what would happen to the Crackberry site and forum?.....

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05-13-2015 07:58 AM

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Evilguppy

Oooh... A device that would look and work like my old Q10 but with the Apple apps and ecosystem... I would pounce on this in a heartbeat and be in phone nirvana until the end of my days. It's probable never going to happen. *sigh*

05-13-2015 09:15 AM

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HankAZ

Originally Posted by Just_Me_D

I just read it, and at this point, it is still only a rumor. Furthermore, what would happen to the Crackberry site and forum?.....

A slow, painful death?

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05-13-2015 09:54 AM

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iEd

If it happens it's all about the patents.

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05-13-2015 10:39 AM

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Bigeric23

Originally Posted by HankAZ

A slow, painful death?

You mean just like Blackberry?

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05-13-2015 10:42 AM

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kch50428

Originally Posted by Just_Me_D

Furthermore, what would happen to the Crackberry site and forum?.....

They'd all come over here... shudder...

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05-13-2015 11:07 AM

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anon(4698833)

There will never be a hybrid device of Apple and Blackberry...even if Apple DID buy out the company. What you'd end up getting is features based on patents Blackberry had that Apple wanted.

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05-13-2015 11:41 AM

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05-13-2015 11:42 AM

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HankAZ

Originally Posted by ela1n3ko

Very Random, but Verizon bought AOL for $4.4 billion!
Verizon buys AOL for $4.4 billion - May. 12, 2015

Somewhat related to cell phones right? Since Verizon is one of the largest carriers?

Thanks for the absolute threadcrap. Not relevant to the current discussion.

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05-13-2015 12:33 PM

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canuckvoip

Never say never, but I really don't think this could happen at all. It is merely some pump and dump analyst creating FUD. Just like the Samsung rumour was.
In the ridiculously off chance that it DID happen, I think Apple would use the patents and software to make their devices secure (because Good and MobileIron etc are not as secure), and carry on.
I doubt Apple would adopt a keyboard, nor manufacturing/designs either. In any case, Prem/Fairfax/Chen et al have stated publicly that they have no interest in selling.
And yes I know things change...

05-13-2015 03:28 PM

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canuckvoip

Originally Posted by kch50428

They'd all come over here... shudder...

MMmmmmmm... probably not. Most BB users couldn't give up having a file system, SD slot, full NFC and Bluetooth etc. So I bet a larger percentage would reluctantly go Android.
But really it would depend on how much BB tech Apple adopted. If the answer was little to nothing, then the influx of ex BB users coming here would be little to nothing.

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05-13-2015 03:47 PM

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canuckvoip

Originally Posted by HankAZ

A slow, painful death?

Originally Posted by Bigeric23

You mean just like Blackberry?

I will never understand why some people revel in the hopes that a large and important company dies, along with the many thousands of people losing their jobs and income.

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05-13-2015 03:53 PM

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hydrogen3

Originally Posted by canuckvoip

I will never understand why some people revel in the hopes that a large and important company dies, along with the many thousands of people losing their jobs and income.

What's so important about Blackberry??

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05-13-2015 04:01 PM

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canuckvoip

Originally Posted by hydrogen3

What's so important about Blackberry??

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Really?

Quite simply, BlackBerry is the most secure system for protecting individual security and privacy. That’s why all G7 governments and 16 of the G20 governments are BlackBerry customers. BlackBerry has more than 70 security approvals and certificates – more than any other mobile solution. BlackBerry customers also include 10 out of 10 of the largest global banks and global law firms, and the top five largest managed healthcare, investment services, and oil and gas companies.

But methinks you're just pulling my leg and you already knew that.

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05-13-2015 04:09 PM

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hydrogen3

Funny. Every health care provider, lawyer I've been to uses Apple products.

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05-13-2015 04:11 PM

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canuckvoip

Originally Posted by hydrogen3

Funny. Every health care provider, lawyer I've been to uses Apple products.

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Then they do not fit into the category above, and do not care about their own security.

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hydrogen3

Originally Posted by canuckvoip

Then they do not fit into the category above, and do not care about their own security.

Booooooogus.

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canuckvoip

Originally Posted by hydrogen3

Funny. Every health care provider, lawyer I've been to uses Apple products.

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Or maybe they are using BYOD with BB BES securing it...

05-13-2015 04:17 PM

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canuckvoip

Originally Posted by hydrogen3

Booooooogus.

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Why? Explain please.

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