So...what does this mean for Blackberry

Rather than get into all the back and forth about the deal to take Blackberry private...I guess my question is more about...what does the current landscape of the industry mean for Blackberry going forward? Are they going to survive and be an ongoing company, producing devices, etc.? Rumors of their demise have been going on for years, and seemed to be drastically exaggerated. I am not tech knowledgeable -- hence my handle, LOL -- but between the "drama" and efforts to raise eyebrows, shock people, etc., I think the death notice type of things are very often exaggerated. Regardless, what's the deal here?



Will Blackberry end up like the Betamax? I get they are being destroyed so to speak by others/competition. Everyone I know is using an iPhone and they are picking up traction in the corporate marketplace. I don't know if Motorola/Android or whatever their top of the like smartphone is today is still a major player. I don't know the marketplace very well, but I am interested, and very interested what this means to Blackberry and us loyal users.



Thank you in advance for any insight, opinions, perspectives, etc.

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