BlackBerry Makes a Risky Bet on Business

Written By The USA Links on Saturday, 21 September 2013 | 17:54




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BlackBerry Makes a Risky Bet on Business



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BY RYAN KNUTSON, CLINT BOULTON AND WILL CONNORS

BlackBerry Ltd.'s last-ditch move to abandon its consumer business and focus on selling devices to companies is a risky bet that it can hang on to ground that is rapidly eroding.


Just three years ago, BlackBerry had a market share of nearly 70% among business customers in North America, according to the research firm IDC. This year, that figure has dropped to around 5%, IDC says. Globally, BlackBerry's business market share has slipped to around 8% from 31% in 2010, according to IDC.


The cause is the same as in the consumer market, where BlackBerry has been pushed to the ...


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