Major faults affect the phone on several continents. Its manufacturer, the Canadian Research In Motion is facing a revolt by disgruntled shareholders.
Second failure in two days for users of BlackBerry. Just hours after suffering a first stop on its servers Monday, the Canadian was again faced with a similar problem yesterday.
Virtually all countries are affected. Consequence: the sending or receiving mail on BlackBerry were disrupted and access to the Internet. The explanations provided by the group are the least succinct: "We are working to restore services and we apologize for the inconvenience."
The failure would originate from a malfunctioning server in Europe, according to sources.
These blackouts are more embarrassing for BlackBerry, which had been the reliability of its services is signed. Primarily targeting business users, the brand can not afford such failures. Especially since it is increasingly challenged, including the professional market, including smartphones from Apple and Samsung.
Rumors of sale to Vodafone or Microsoft In addition, these incidents are still undermining the leadership of the group is facing a shareholder revolt led by investment funds.
They call for a change of management or the sale of the company. Since the beginning of the week, rumors have multiplied. The Wall Street Journal referred to a sale of the Vodafone brand.
Others imagine a takeover by Microsoft, but it already has a partnership with Nokia.
These rumors helped support the share price. On Wall Street on Tuesday, shortly after 8:00 p.m. (French time), the action Research in Motion (BlackBerry manufacturer) was the same upward trend, gaining 3.63% to 24.07 dollars.
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