Nelson MandEULA posted:

now i know a lot of you are thinking "this is bullshit! blackberry's gonna fold tomorrow!"

well, you're wrong bucko. bcuz the financial post () reports that rim will be have a positive cashflow by q4 2015!!!

Mister Macys posted:

They still trying to sell their joke tablet, or are they done with that?

quote:

Earlier today, BlackBerry released its fourth quarter earnings statement, reporting revenues of $976 million. That's down 64 percent from the $2.7 billion it reported a year ago, and it's the first time BlackBerry has had less than $1 billion in quarterly revenue since 2007. BlackBerry also reported a loss of $42 million this quarter, compared to the $94 million it earned during the holiday quarter last year. Of the 3.4 million smartphones shipped this quarter, about 2.3 million were running BlackBerry's older platform, not the BlackBerry 10 software introduced in 2013.

Despite the down numbers, BlackBerry CEO John Chen is still optimistic in the company's turnaround. Chen points to the reduced operating expenses, which are down 51 percent compared to last year, as the first sign that the company is getting back on track towards profitability. But Chen is looking at the past for BlackBerry's next move, instead of being the forward thinker the company so desperately needs.

quote:

Last month, Chen announced that the company would introduce more smartphones with keyboards to appeal to its core audience, and today he revealed that the BlackBerry Bold, a smartphone first introduced in 2011, will be reentering production. The Bold runs BlackBerry 7 and is the quintessential BlackBerry smartphone — it has a great keyboard and strong messaging features, but is weak for browsing the web, using apps, or taking photos, things many people do with their smartphones today. Thanks to a new manufacturing partner, Chen says this run of the Bold will actually be sold at a profit, whereas it was a loss leader when it was initially brought to market. He didn't say where the Bold will be sold, but it's likely that BlackBerry will sell it in the same emerging markets that its been selling other BlackBerry 7 devices.

quote:

The reintroduction of the Bold is based purely on customer demand, claims Chen. "Our customers still love the BB OS device, particularly BB7 devices," he said. "We’ll continue to make these devices available and support the operating system as long as there is customer demand."

quote:

The refocus on BlackBerry's core features — keyboards and messaging — may ignite cheers from its existing fan base, but it likely won't do much to grow the company.

quote:

BlackBerry Ltd. said on Tuesday it will not renew its license with T-Mobile U.S. Inc. to sell BlackBerry products after the current contract expires on April 25

Nelson MandEULA posted:

quote:

Financier Prem Watsa says some of the biggest names in technology, like Facebook and Twitter, are headed towards disaster because their stock prices have soared too high.

quote:

"There's nothing underlying the value of these companies," he said, referencing a chart that outlined names like Netflix and LinkedIn.

quote:

In a letter to shareholders in March, he criticized Facebook's decision to purchase mobile phone chat program WhatsApp for $19 billion US, calling it "the poster child for the excesses that prevail in the tech world."

quote:

"John, in five months, has done so many changes. We're very impressed," he said. "He's hit the road running."

quote:

Chen said his long-term plans for BlackBerry included competing in the burgeoning business of connecting all manner of devices, from kitchen appliances to automotive consoles to smartphones.

quote:

"We are not going to go up against Whatsapp. We are going to be more focused on secure communications, secure messaging," he said of BlackBerry's BBM platform.

quote:

"We are not going to spend any more money to maintain the latest version of Angry Birds," Chen said, referring to a wildly popular consumer mobile videogame.

Blackula69 posted:

chen was all like "no, we're not pulling out of the smartphone business" and then my buddy who did that interview had to defend himself to crackberry kevin. people are dumb and have no reading comprehension

Blackula69 posted:

why did you post two other versions of the article you already posted

quote:

BlackBerry is opening its software to competitors like IBM and Citrix Systems Inc., giving corporate customers more choices in how to manage their fleet of BlackBerry 10 phones.

BlackBerry will give other mobile-device management companies direct access to smartphones that use the BlackBerry 10 operating system, the company announced Tuesday. Before this, companies were only able to use BlackBerry software to keep track of their employees' BlackBerry phones, install software on them and wipe them clean if they were lost.

quote:

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has trimmed its holdings in BlackBerry Ltd. by 5.2 million shares, according to a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

In a quarterly filing with the U.S. regulator in February, the insurance and investment firm said it holds nearly 46.7 million shares or a roughly 8.9 per cent stake in the smartphone maker, down from nearly 51.9 million shares it held previously.

quote:

Now due to high demand the BlackBerry Bold 9900 from three years ago has been put up for pre-order in both Canada and the US, and it is priced at $399 with a release down for next week on June 18th, but when you check for the UK the device isn’t available.

To recap the BlackBerry Bold 9900 has a 2.8-inch touchscreen display at a resolution of 480 x 640, which is powered by a single core processor running at a clock speed of 1.2 GHz. This is paired with 768MB of RAM with 8GB of on board storage that is expandable by up to 32GB via microSD card.

The Management posted:

s/not mandating/now mandating/

FrozenVent posted:

well that explains why d2l turned into even shittier lovely poo poo poo poo

dev286 posted:

Guess where BB outsells iPhone?



I am embarrassed for my city.

quote:

Chief executive John Chen has said he aims to make BlackBerry a break-even company by the end of the fiscal year with a target of rising to profitability in its 2016 financial year.

"Over the past six months, we have focused on improving efficiency in all aspects of our operations to drive cost reductions and margin improvement," he said in a statement.

Chen was hired last year to reshape BlackBerry's business model, reduce expenses and lead an effort to help the company find a better footing in the highly competitive tech sector.

On a conference call with analysts, Chen gave some insight into BlackBerry's plans for the rest of the year.

He said the company will launch a new keyboard smartphone model called the BlackBerry Passport in September, while he also plans to hold an event the same month to showcase its new hardware lineup for next year.

quote:

On to the Passport. Was code-named Windermere says Chen. Says it's either world's biggest phone or the smallest tablet.

quote:

More Passport info. Can read 60 characters total across the screen, 453 DPI, highest density display says Chen.

quote:

Shareholder calls BB putting itself up for sale a "debacle," asks Chen to explain it. Another person shouts, "Ask Mr. Watsa!"

quote:

BlackBerry has been in the limelight for many reasons, with people talking about everything from the unmatched reputation of our security to the latest device rumors to our vision for the Internet of Things. We expect this; we know we’re one of the most watched brands out there and our transformation is on public display.

As we’ve been working through this transition, there have been many vocal voices from competitors trying to incite fear, uncertainty and doubt about BlackBerry. In doing so, sensationalized reports surrounding our viability and misperceptions about our product portfolio have crowded the airwaves.

Given this environment, we must fight back. And BlackBerry’s best offense is to present the facts.

Today we are launching the BlackBerry Fact Check Portal, a place for us to hold our competitors accountable for what they say, when what they say is wrong. We’ll provide evidence that BlackBerry continues to be a leader in mobile, and we’ll expose “smoke and mirrors” marketing tactics by competitors.

This Portal will be your one-stop reference for all things #BBFactCheck. We’ll also bring you content that you can’t find anywhere else and highlight the news, insights and stats that you can’t miss. From mobility management to messaging, devices to security, we will make sure that you get the real story.

The BlackBerry Fact Check Portal is a two-way platform – so if you see a work of fiction from one of our competitors, we want to hear about it. Tell us about it here and make sure you frequent the Portal for the latest in our fight for the facts.

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

nobody is doing this. it would be like a presidential candidate putting out an attack ad against Abraham Lincoln.

BangersInMyKnickers posted:

it was headed to mississauga and the blackberry owners were mostly people that looked like they worked in the financial district (assholes)

mostly newer z-whatever devices. a few bolds or whatever the older ones with the keyboards are called.

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

how the stock is worth anything is beyond me

http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2013/12/02/blackberry-us-market-share-falls-below-1-hits-zero-in-china/

quote:

One could argue that this is the idealized design for a touchscreen phone, arrived at after years of research and development and even more years of booming sales. BlackBerry would argue that all phones look like this because innovation is dead.

quote:

The Passport is a play for BlackBerry's "traditional" work-oriented user base, where the earlier BlackBerry Z10 and Z30 were efforts to break into the post-iPhone consumer smartphone space. Though the Passport may well be preferable for spreadsheets and word processing, that square screen will be much less useful for widescreen movies, and its wide, blocky design will entirely prohibit one-handed use.

quote:

It’s Hip to be Square

pram posted:

maybe what blackberry really needs is to open retail locations across america