BlackBerry to announce Q2 earnings on September 27th

BlackBerry finally entered the touchscreen era with the 2008 BlackBerry Storm. Designed with the SurePress system that was supposed to make touching the screen feel like touching a QWERTY keyboard, the phone came to market half-baked with poor software and no Wi-Fi. While the phone sold well at first to iPhone starved consumers at Verizon, and did spawn a sequel, the heavily anticipated Storm failed at the moment that BlackBerry needed a hit the most.
From that moment on, BlackBerry was always one or two steps behind iOS/Android. And even when it might have had a hit on its hands, poor planning screwed it up. When the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet launched, it came without native email capabilities, a strange omission for a company known for its email software. The lack of a calendar also hurt sales.
By the time BlackBerry had a decent flagship, the touch/QWERTY combo BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930, Apple and Android were well ahead of the pack. And even the new BlackBerry 10 models have failed to sell well enough to reverse the company's fortunes. With one more BlackBerry 10 phone expected out this year, it is now unclear whether the first 5 inch 'Berry, the BlackBerry Aristo, will ever see the light of day. The most powerful BlackBerry ever is supposed to launch in November, the same month when BlackBerry wants to hand over the keys of the shop to the company that buys it out.
source: BlackBerry via Crackberry
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