BlackBerry is trying to turn itself around, but it is still losing customers. Despite releasing a new OS and new devices, the company is struggling to hold on. Many have already predicted the end for BlackBerry, but die hard fans are hoping for a miracle. The LA Times has a piece by Andrea Chang about BlackBerry's failure to keep its customers even as it focuses in business.
The news is so overwhelmingly bad for BlackBerry at this point that few people even give the company a chance. BlackBerry has a new name, new CEO, new OS, and new devices, but it sure looks like they are headed down the same path that Palm went down.
"Ultimately, we are skeptical that BlackBerry can penetrate the consumer market, and its remaining enterprise installed base is no longer large enough to drive unit sales" beyond August, Kevin Smithen, telecom analyst for investment firm Macquarie Group Ltd., wrote to investors. "We think the likely end game for BlackBerry is a breakup or liquidation at a lower price."
The news is so overwhelmingly bad for BlackBerry at this point that few people even give the company a chance. BlackBerry has a new name, new CEO, new OS, and new devices, but it sure looks like they are headed down the same path that Palm went down.