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Bullboard - Stock Discussion Forum BlackBerry Ltd T.BB

Alternate Symbol(s):  BB

BlackBerry Limited is a Canada-based company, which provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The Company operates through three segments: Cybersecurity, IoT, and Licensing and Other. The Cybersecurity segment consists of BlackBerry Spark, BlackBerry SecuSUITE and BlackBerry AtHoc. The IoT business consists of BlackBerry Technology... see more

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Post by theRussian on Dec 10, 2021 2:00pm

More fun thoughts about patent sale

More reasoning why i think patent sale will be announced by ER. 

If I was a CEO and drew a line in sand and again repeated by my CFO in sub-sequent meeting that  we will let shareholders know "one way or the other by ER", AND IF THE NEWS WAS BAD I WOULD TRY TO GET IT OUT FEW WEEKS BEFORE ER. Also i wouldn't wait until the ER date to get 100% confirmation from the buyer, minimum 15 days to a month before ER i would try to lock it up for signature. 

We know this ER will be positive since chen himself said second half of FY22 is good. So no point in dragging down good ER results with No patent sale(patent sale fell through) news. This is common sense. Chen is an aloof CEO, but i don't think he's that stupid. 

By drawing sand in line and CFO re-iterating, Chen cornered himself and didn't leave much wiggle room for himeself. He is aware of this and will do anything and everything to sign the deal by ER. If the deal falls through, the patent portfolio value will take a huge hit. The lined up buyers are aware of Chens' bonus by 2023, they are aware of BB rev decline, and how chen is pressed to show growth before he gets booted. Chen is aware that the lined up buyers (2, 3) are aware of his afformentioned problems, meaning they willl give him just as hard time as buyer #1 since they have upper hand. Chen's vulunarability are out and open. 

If anyone wants to challenge my thinking please come forward!!! i encourage challenges and argument so we can all fix out logical thinking and critical thinking skills. Thanks.
Comment by dwolfenson on Dec 10, 2021 2:44pm
Russian, your intelligence is remarkable. It's just a shame Chen doesn't possess your capacity to think of every possible scenario, much less conspiracy theories. Sounds like you may want to double down on them $20 or higher Jan '22 calls. Then after you cash out a gillionaire maybe you can help out all them old-timers you feel so much empathy for. ;) :)
Comment by theRussian on Dec 10, 2021 3:01pm
DWOLF: Which part of my oriignal post did you find irrational? I mean shouldn't every CEO think about this for their shareholders? When to release bad news, when to release or pair good news...etc. CEO is all about strategy and shareholders valu. in the end what willl and should only matter is stock price. Anyways, lookk i like chen. I feel for him, he has inferiority complex but he has no ...more  
Comment by dwolfenson on Dec 10, 2021 6:05pm
Russian, I'll enjoy a bit of fun, at your expense, and my convenience. Beyond that, you cannot rationally expect me (or anyone) to take your broken record of blabbering seriously. I'll leave it at this... I'm not one of the gardener's (no disrespect to Chauncey or Seller's legacy) sore loser fan base, nor is the exact timing of old legacy patents sale) why I'm invested ...more  
Comment by Joey67 on Dec 10, 2021 6:35pm
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Comment by theRussian on Dec 10, 2021 3:09pm
KBB i will address each of your concerns: 1. The 1 Bil qualcomm win was just overpayment. At the time we were losing money duirng phone businesss. Majority of it was used towards operation and stuff. Today we don't lose money, we add to bank account cash.  2. Bryan Palma was a inside mole. he tried to infiltrate our company from inside. Was quickly identifed and thrown out. You see now ...more  
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