Blackberry to Join Forces with Facebook?

It's been quite an interesting week for Blackberry- just days after it was revealed that Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley was interested in buying Blackberry, Facebook has also now been identified as a possible buyer. While it has not been officially confirmed, it appears that a merge between the two companies is in the works.

The former mobile phone heavyweight lost a ridiculous $965 million last quarter and expects to lose another $400 million in the next six months, due to massive layoffs and diminishing sales.  With their stock in a severe state of decline, the future of the company as an independent entity is in serious doubt.

Although no company like Blackberry ever wants to be bought out, there really is no other option; they simply cannot survive on their own.  If Facebook were to buy them out, then I believe it would be a win-win situation for both companies.  Mark Zuckerberg really wouldn't have much to lose (his next worth has doubled since last year) and Blackberry is in no position to decline any offers that would result in any sort monetary gain.

Facebook has an enormous following and could potentially put Blackberry back on the map.  Facebook has the unprecedented ability to reach out to hundreds of millions of people with the click of a button.  They could heavily advertise their new product through their social media website and immediately captivate people's attention- an aptitude that Blackberry simply does not possess.

If someone were to tell me six years ago that Facebook was Blackberry's last hope, I would berate them for being completely irrational; today, it appears that statement would be a pretty accurate assessment of Blackberry's future.