BlackBerry has acquired mobile security company Good Technology in a $425 million cash transaction.<br />However, the deal may surprise some, given that the two companies have often come to blows in the past.<br />BlackBerry has been struggling in the consumer realm for a while, and has recently begun to focus more on enterprise mobile security , an area that Good Technology also operates in.<br />However, the gloves have often come off between these two in very public ways, with Good Technology publishing white papers comparing the companies' offerings - it goes without saying which company was presented in the more favorable light.<br />To see BlackBerry gobble Good Technology up may raise a few eyebrows, but given that they do operate in the same space, it actually makes sense.
