cdmagurus.com
10-17-2013, 04:00 PM
China’s Lenovo Group is considering a bid for struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper, quoting “people familiar with the matter,” said the Chinese electronics company had signed a non-disclosure agreement with BlackBerry that allows it to examine the Canadian company’s financial accounts.
BlackBerry could not immediately be reached for comment.
BlackBerry put itself up for sale earlier this year after its BlackBerry 10 operating system and a new line of smartphones failed to gain traction with users. The company is still pushing the platform and has had some limited success, but stands fourth in the market behind Android, Apple’s iOS and Windows Phone.
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The newspaper, quoting “people familiar with the matter,” said the Chinese electronics company had signed a non-disclosure agreement with BlackBerry that allows it to examine the Canadian company’s financial accounts.
BlackBerry could not immediately be reached for comment.
BlackBerry put itself up for sale earlier this year after its BlackBerry 10 operating system and a new line of smartphones failed to gain traction with users. The company is still pushing the platform and has had some limited success, but stands fourth in the market behind Android, Apple’s iOS and Windows Phone.
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