Along with the disappointing results of the quarter, the company said on the complete cessation of production of its Internet Tablet Playbook, which has not found a buyer in the market.
According to the company, the new devices based on BlackBerry OS 10 is not sold as good as might be desired to investors and shareholders. In the reporting quarter, has sold 6.8 million BlackBerry smartphones, versus 7.8 million a year earlier. This number includes vehicles running on the basis of the old versions of operating systems. As for the new smart phones based on BB10, their number does not exceed 2.7 million units.
Analysts say the BlackBerry 10 system is critical to the company, the new devices based on this platform began to be sold at the beginning of this year. Two smartphone BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 received good reviews from critics, but the widespread popularity, they still have not received it. In addition, in some markets the company began selling new items with a delay, which also benefited from its revenues. The latest quarterly figures show that even after normalization of supply devices do not enjoy the support of a substantial market.
