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BlackBerry to stop making smartphones

We already knew it was coming and it was only a matter of time but today BlackBerry has announced it will no longer be making any smartphones.

In a statement released today, BlackBerry CEO John Chen disclosed that “The company plans to end all internal hardware development and will outsource that function to partners. This allows us to reduce capital requirements and enhance return on invested capital“.

It looks like there will still be BlackBerry phones but these will be outsourced to partners.

“Our new Mobility Solutions strategy is showing signs of momentum, including our first major device software licensing agreement with a telecom joint venture in Indonesia. Under this strategy, we are focusing on software development, including security and applications.” Chen added.

By focusing on software and applications, BlackBerry is hoping they can stop the bleeding and perhaps turn things around for the better. We’ve already seen the BlackBerry DTek50 which is basically an Alcatel handset with BlackBerry branding around it.

With this development, we might actually see more BlackBerry phones coming from different partners.

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Abe Olandres
Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.
  1. This is synonymous to Cherry and MyPhone, never made a phone. What a click bait.


  2. You call this journalism? Mas magaling pa magsulat ng article mga elementary students eh.


    • weh! nagmamagaling! naniwala sana ako kung straight english comment mo. ulol


  3. Before the iPhone, sosyal ka pag naka Blackberry ka. Tsk!


  4. nakakamiss ang feedback ng physical buttons from a BB

    kung naging mas maagap lang sana sila with the “app war”


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