Black clouds over the BlackBerry. Company logs gigantic loss - Computer World (press release)

Fans of the brand

BlackBerry have reason to worry. The company is increasingly difficult, presented recent financial results only worsen it.

Canadian manufacturer made because 4.4 billion dollars in losses in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 (September to November). What’s more, revenue decreased by 56% compared to the previous quarter. To make matters worse, fails as sales of new smartphones: Q10 and Z10 (working under the new system, BlackBerry 10). Of the 4.3 million sold during the period devices until 3.2 million models are working under outdated BlackBerry 7

Before

recently selected a new CEO is therefore a challenge. John S. Chen announced the launch of BlackBerry cooperation with Foxconn’em . The effect of joint actions to be new phones / smartphones, including cheaper models on the market of Indonesia. What’s more, the new BlackBerry boss announced that the company will focus on its traditional business, customer service or business and governments.

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_{Source: nytimes.com, photo: BlackBerry, Geoff Robins | zumapress.com}