BlackBerry won't develop any more phones by itself

28 September 2016
That said, we'll still have BlackBerry-branded devices on the market, only these will be fully designed and built by partners.

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Anonymous, 28 Sep 2016At least they had software and service worth while... What... moreBlackBerry market cap is $4.7 billion.
Nokia's market cap is $41 billion.
Nokia Corporation is almost 8 times larger than BlackBerry Limited.

If you understand nothing in business, why do bother?

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    • 28 Sep 2016

    AnonD-145833, 28 Sep 2016A company with Nokia branding will be launching at xmas. Wi... moreHMD Global is a Finnish company runs by Nokia's old employees (Arto Nummela is the CEO and he is with Nokia since 1992). Nokia will have a full control over designing and has a member in the company board, while BlackBerry is just now licensing its brand to anyone wants that without caring about designing or build quality.

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      • PBb
      • 28 Sep 2016

      Innovation is good, but innovation without following market trends will make U empty pocket

        Was expecting some nostalgic comments and a dive through the BB glory days
        Nonetheless, it is an end of an era, after Nokia, Motorola (and most probably would be followed by HTC), RIP the great old BlackBerry, the phone that redefined (yes, it did) the smartphone industry!

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          • 28 Sep 2016

          AnonD-145833, 28 Sep 2016rumour is they are launching a phone like the Priv around x... moreDid you just cleverly tell him that touchscreens are better?

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            • Anonymous
            • 3@D
            • 28 Sep 2016

            Once you have an Elop-type CEO who believes it's strictly an ecosystem battle, the writing become on the wall. These are no Steve Jobs CEOs with cavalier pioneering convictions to pursue unique products.



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              • 28 Sep 2016

              Eske Rahn, 28 Sep 2016Sad, as this would mean the end of keyboard phones/phablets... morerumour is they are launching a phone like the Priv around xmas that looks like a Priv, but no sliding keyboard. The keyboard will be under the screen.

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                AnonD-587142, 28 Sep 2016Better die with honor and shut down everything related to h... moreA company with Nokia branding will be launching at xmas. Will you say the same then?

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                  • 28 Sep 2016

                  AnonD-587142, 28 Sep 2016Better die with honor and shut down everything related to h... moreIf I were an OEM I would license the Hub from Blackberry for my end users. It allows them to get on the phone and off it quickly.

                  There is a growing market who are finally waking up to the fact that their private information is bring taken without being asked. The apps then are worth billions with 0 compensation to the user.

                  It's time for end users to start caring about their contacts and say enough is enough.

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                    • 28 Sep 2016

                    AnonD-551566, 28 Sep 2016south park reference? jajaja really funny :DLol I didn't think about that while writing that comment xD

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                      • 28 Sep 2016

                      I know it. After I migrated from my brilliant Nokia N9 with Meego to the BlackBerry Z30 which is brilliant too I wonder which company should I destroy next? Actually BB10 OS was in some aspects well ahead of time, only now getting caught by iOS10 and Android 7.

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                        • 28 Sep 2016

                        AnonD-587142, 28 Sep 2016Better die with honor and shut down everything related to h... moreAt least they had software and service worth while...
                        What have Nokia ?!?Overcrowded,noninventive company with sh**y phones,that somehow menaged to bluff MS for 5 bilion$

                        Eh I would'nt ever imagine that someday I will feel sorry for Microsoft :)

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                          • 28 Sep 2016

                          Goodbye berry

                            I wasn't blackberry user, but they had good marketing and commercial in my country, smartphones were taking them down, BlackBerry Priv was a really good move. They DID show what was the uniq with the phone about that keyboard. No other company would have implemented this ever. The omly problem with this phone was crazy price at launch. If they priced lower, Priv would get more sales. It had a good potential.

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                              • 28 Sep 2016

                              Anonymous, 28 Sep 2016This is the norm across industries. People will use exi... moreWhat software are you talking about.

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                                • 28 Sep 2016

                                Its about time BlackBerry f++k away from this planet finally...

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                                  • 28 Sep 2016

                                  Better die with honor and shut down everything related to hardware.
                                  Which company will sell phones by licensing this tarnished and dead brand?!

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 28 Sep 2016

                                    This is the norm across industries.

                                    People will use existing designs they like with a tweak here and there to make it their own. I don't see the problem. They're focussing on the area which will actually makes a difference. Software.

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                                      Anonymous, 28 Sep 2016aaaaaaand it's gonesouth park reference? jajaja really funny :D

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                                        • 28 Sep 2016

                                        Basically they are asking to buy Alcatel phones work triple the price, only because their logo and crapy apps.

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