Reports say that BlackBerry will halt sales in Japan

10. g2a5b0e posted on 07 Feb 2013, 20:15 0

It doesn't happen often, but I actually agree with you on this. Japan has the tenth largest population in the world. The country is also a technological forerunner/giant. Bad move to shun them. Spend the money to support them. If BlackBerry 10 succeeds, it'll more than likely be worth it.

11. bb.dea.ttthhh posted on 07 Feb 2013, 20:52 2

THE REAL reason for this because.
BB know Japanese were smart and NOT interested in BB10 at all.
It's the same as in Chinese Market (HK, Singapore, Taiwan, Macao, China). BB10 won't support it either because non of them will be interested. In this market only 0.01 percent use BB

Good job on finding the truth!!!

12. g2a5b0e posted on 07 Feb 2013, 22:47 0

I could be wrong, though. I just read an article on CNET that says that Symbian & Blackberry have a combined less than .5% market share in Japan right now. That's way less than Blackberry still has in most markets. I guess if the Japanese never embraced it in the first place, then maybe this time will be no different. Hard to say...there are some things you will never know unless you try.

6. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 07 Feb 2013, 16:15 3

sounds about right but a good question is, ......is japan anticipating this device? if so then maybe they should reconsider not investing in them...... jus sayin

5. rusticguy posted on 07 Feb 2013, 15:55 1

India they are at #3 still.

7. BillyG posted on 07 Feb 2013, 17:15 5

right... keep on dreaming. the only place bb could sell : indonesia, india, canada, other than that, almost nada..

14. downphoenix posted on 08 Feb 2013, 14:52 0

given that WP phones barely sold more than 1/3rd of what Blackberry phoens sold last quarter, and that's with the fact that said phones are over a year old now, I think Blackberry still has a way to fall before #switchlumia is actually relevent.