That was fast. BlackBerry CEO John Chen made an immediate response to BlackBerry possibly leaving the handset business, making a bold statement that BlackBerry WILL NOT leave the handset market. He says his comments “were taken out of context”.
I want to assure you that I have no intention of selling off or abandoning this business any time soon. I know you still love your BlackBerry devices. I love them too and I know they created the foundation of this company. Our focus today is on finding a way to make this business profitable.
BlackBerry is not a handset-only company. We offer an end-to-end solution and devices are an important part of that equation. That’s why we’re complementing our Devices business with other revenue streams from enterprise services and software, to messaging. We’re also investing in emerging solutions such as Machine to Machine technologies that will help to power the backbone of the Internet of Things.
Hooray for BlackBerry and John Chen responding fast, read his full response at the official BlackBerry Blog.