BlackBerry 'mulls going private' | Technology | theguardian.com

tbd how more "breathing room" would change the company's trajectory

"BlackBerry is warming up to the possibility of going private, as the smartphone maker battles to revive its fortunes, several sources familiar with the situation say.
The chief executive, Thorsten Heins, and the company's board were increasingly coming around to the idea that taking BlackBerry private would give them breathing room to fix its problems out of the public eye.
"There is a change of tone on the board," one of the sources said."

BlackBerry 'mulls going private' | Technology | theguardian.com