Blackberry has moved to dismiss claims that it is about to be bought by Samsung.
The source of the rumours was Reuters which claimed that a deal was close and Samsung was ready to make an offer that John Chen and BlackBerry’s board may be reluctant to refuse. Samsung is willing to pay roughly $7.5 billion for BlackBerry’s assets – including its patent portfolio – Reuters claimed.
Apparently Samsung became interested in Blackberry two months after the two companies entered a strategic partnership to bring BlackBerry’s BES12 cross-platform EMM solution to Galaxy smartphones and tablets that feature embedded KNOX technology. At the time, the two companies indicated that they were looking forward to future ventures together.
The move seems all logical, but it is not quite, but completely and utterly untrue claimed Blackberry.
In a statement the company said it was aware of certain press reports published today with respect to a possible offer by Samsung to purchase BlackBerry.
“BlackBerry has not engaged in discussions with Samsung with respect to any possible offer to purchase BlackBerry. BlackBerry’s policy is not to comment on rumours or speculation, and accordingly it does not intend to comment further,” the phone maker said.
