Following major revenue declines in the past two years, BlackBerry Ltd. announced Monday the company could be up for sale, said reports. The company told media it has established a committee of the board to explore ways to plug its draining market value, including a sale or joint ventures. While the company has no debt, BlackBerry’s market value nose-dived in 2011 by $65 billion, only to fall another $13 billion since. Now, data compiled by Bloomberg said the company is now the cheapest among its rivals throughout North America, with a market value of just $5.1 billion, compared with its value of $83 billion in 2008 Reports say the smartphone maker has $2.8 billion in cash that could finance plans to take the company private.
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