BlackBerry will stop making phones and people thought they had already
Today, BlackBerry manufacturers announced that they're going to stop selling phones; but people were confused, because they thought they had already.
BlackBerry β a Canadian company that once claimed a hefty 20% of the global smartphone market β will stop selling phones as of August 31, 2020.
We'd like to thank TCL Communication @BBMobile and their team for a successful partnership over the past few years. Together we produced great things. Many thanks and appreciation to our BlackBerry community for your continued support. https://t.co/fn2iM3bvzR
β BlackBerry (@BlackBerry) February 3, 2020
The company experienced a series of financial setbacks, with stocks plunging around 2010 as the iPhone and Android models began to dominate the market.
Still, many Canadians were baffled by the news β not because they thought BlackBerry was doing well, but because they thought the company had gone under years ago.
Blackberry was still being made and sold? ππππ
β Danny βΎοΈ (@NYY_NUM1) February 4, 2020
One person thought that the real news story was this:
Somewhere in the world someone is still using a Blackberry phone.
β Erin Aiello (@ErinAiello7) February 4, 2020
And another person took a moment to congratulate BlackBerry for its resilience.
Kudos to Blackberry for staying alive for another 10 years after it was long presumed dead
β brando (@brandotango) February 4, 2020
It's pretty telling that nobody remembers how to capitalize "BlackBerry" correctly.
Iβm one of those dads. RIP Blackberry.
β Alan Tibbetts (@amtibbetts) February 4, 2020
And also that someone called BlackBerry the "MySpace of smart phones."
this is horrible news. They can't let it die....it's like the MySpace of smart phones LOL
β Michael Giordano (@Giordanzzz) February 3, 2020
No word yet on whether BlackBerry has found another communications company to partner with.
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