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BlackBerry director: We can survive as niche smartphone maker

article published on 1 September, 2013

Bert Nordberg, part of BlackBerry's board committee, has said the company can survive as a niche smartphone maker, but they will have to sell off parts. The board is in charge of exploring 'strategic alternatives' to keep the company afloat, including a sale of parts or the entire company. Nordberg did not specify which parts of the company should be sold off. The director did admit ... [ read the full article ]

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_ 		1. September 2013 @ 12:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
BB, you are already dead in "smartphone" market. some corporate will keep you alive, but they will also leave you sooner or later unless you realize what people are expecting now in a smartphone.
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If that "niche" Includes creating disposable crap that barely outlasts its 1 year warranty and forces the consumer to upgrade at a higher price, then yeah! I think you got that market nailed BB!
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