The overwhelming majority of TechWeekEurope readers believe that BlackBerry will overcome its problems and remain independent, according to the results of our latest poll, which asked who would own it in 2014.
Numerous companies have been linked with a possible takeover of BlackBerry, which has experienced a turbulent few years, but 65 percent of our readers share the company’s belief that it can turn things around.
Google was suggested by 7.6 of readers who thought that the company would be interesting in adding to its acquisition of Motorola Mobility. The next most popular answer was Lenovo, with 5.3 percent wondering whether BlackBerry would make a suitable smartphone companion to the PC business it acquired from IBM a few years ago.
Huawei was not too far behind, with 5.2 percent, while Facebook was considered a likely bidder by just 3.9 percent of you. Interestingly, our readers think Apple is more likely to take control of BlackBerry than HP, which props up the table with 1.5 percent of the vote.
Our new poll is also smartphone related and asks whether you want to get hold of the hotly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy SIV, which was unveiled last night. Let us know your views below.
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