BlackBerry Wants A Buyer In Time For Thanksgiving (BBRY)

Turkey, stuffing and

are not the only things that are expected to be sold during the holiday shopping season. If

has its way, the Canadian smartphone maker will find a buyer -- and wrap up its auction process -- by November. According to

, many financial players in the U.S. and Canada are interested in a possible bid for BlackBerry, including Bain Capital and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Chinese powerhouse

is

of potential buyers. BlackBerry buyout rumors have continued to escalate in the days following

purchase of

handset business. In fact, some rumors suggest that Microsoft may be the one that ultimately

.

In terms of its size, scope and financial power, Microsoft could be the most favorable company to BlackBerry Board members. The word on the street is that BlackBerry wants a

-type

company to

, similar to the way Motorola was rescued last year. It took Google more than 12 months to release its first Motorola phone after the acquisition was complete. Though Motorola had released other products in the interim, none of them were developed with Google's full support. That first product ended up being the Moto X, a uniquely customizable smartphone that is being assembled in the United States. Google has so much faith in the product that it might spend as much as

to promote the Moto X worldwide. That could make it one of the largest marketing campaigns ever assigned to one device. By comparison,

spent

to promote its entire product line during the 2011 fiscal year. Microsoft reportedly spent

to promote the launch of Windows 8. Disclosure: