The end of an Era 2016-09-28 21:36 GMT+07:00 Defriando Riza <[email protected]>:
> so sad... 😞 > > BlackBerry's transition to a software company is complete. During its Q2 > 2017 earnings today > <http://ca.blackberry.com/content/dam/bbCompany/Desktop/Global/PDF/Investors/Documents/2017/q2fy2017/Q2FY17_Earnings_Press_Release_Final.pdf>, > CEO John Chen announced that the company "plans to end all internal > hardware development and will outsource that function to partners." This > change was already in the works for some time, with Foxconn taking over > the design responsibilities of some of the company's future devices > <http://crackberry.com/blackberry-announces-five-year-strategic-partnership-foxconn> > and TCL, owners of the Alcatel brand, building its phones under the DTEK > brand <http://./blackberry-dtek-50-review>, but to see it official is > bittersweet for this Canadian. > >  > <http://www.androidcentral.com/blackberry-officially-getting-out-phone-hardware-business> > > "Our new Mobility Solutions strategy is showing signs of momentum," said > Chen in a press release. "Under this strategy, we are focusing on software > development, including security and applications." > > BlackBerry's hardware business has been losing money for some time, and > this is just the last nail in the coffin. > > BlackBerry announced revenue of just $334 million for the quarter, down > 47% from a year earlier, and down sharply from its days of billion-plus > quarters less than three years ago. It lost $372 million due to a hit of > $147 million from its RAP, or Resource Alignment Program, and $96 million > from inventory write-downs. > > In other words, BlackBerry's hardware business has been losing money for > some time, and this is just the last nail in the coffin. But the company > says that its transition to a software and services company, building > Android-based security solutions for other OEMs, is proving successful, and > revenue increases will meet the targets set in early 2016 for the end of > this fiscal year. Chen is a pragmatist, and has been warning that he would > get out of the hardware business should he see no future in it, and this > move is the first step towards realizing that goal. > > The investment needed in rebranding a TCL-built phone with BlackBerry > software is minimal, especially, as we've seen in recent months, the > company intends to distribute its security-focused Android software suite > <http://www.androidcentral.com/blackberry-expands-hub-suite-applications-android> > to all users running Lollipop and above. As someone who has followed > BlackBerry since the early days of BlackBerry OS — I lined up to purchase a > Bold 9000 in 2008 when everyone else was lusting after the iPhone 3G — I am > a little saddened by this news, but certainly not surprised. Based on what > we've seen from the burgeoning DTEK line, if there's any money to be made > in the coming years, it's not going to be in high-margin devices like the > Priv that, at $699, are critical successes and commercial failures. > > The news comes on the heels of an announcement by Alcatel parent company > TCL > <http://www.gsmarena.com/tcl_950_goes_official_brings_55_amoled_s820_and_stereo_speakers-news-20754.php> > of its new TCL 950 flagship, the purported basis for BlackBerry's upcoming > DTEK60 > <http://www.androidcentral.com/blackberry-dtek60-images-leak-ahead-official-unveil>, > which is expected to be announced in mid-October. > >  > > Read full article at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/ > iCAkI8PJKLY/blackberry-officially-getting-out-phone-hardware-business > > @ZForce > > -- > =========== > Install #MyTelkomsel Apps Terbaru dari Play Store > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.telkomsel.telkomselcm > > --------------------- > Toko Headphone & Earphone Terlengkap dan Terbaru > Kunjungi >> http://bassaudio.net > ---------------------- > Kontak Admin, Twitter @agushamonangan > ----------------------- > FB Groups : https://www.facebook.com/groups/android.or.id > > Aturan Umum ID-ANDROID >> goo.gl/mL1mBT > > ========== > --- > Anda menerima pesan ini karena berlangganan grup "[id-android] Indonesian > Android Community" di Google Grup. > Untuk berhenti berlangganan dan berhenti menerima email dari grup ini, > kirim email ke [email protected]. > Kunjungi grup ini di https://groups.google.com/group/id-android. > -- =========== Install #MyTelkomsel Apps Terbaru dari Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.telkomsel.telkomselcm --------------------- Toko Headphone & Earphone Terlengkap dan Terbaru Kunjungi >> http://bassaudio.net ---------------------- Kontak Admin, Twitter @agushamonangan ----------------------- FB Groups : https://www.facebook.com/groups/android.or.id Aturan Umum ID-ANDROID >> goo.gl/mL1mBT ========== --- Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "[id-android] Indonesian Android Community" dari Google Grup. 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