BlackBerry reportedly considering launching an Android smartphone

[Ockie]

Blackberry, whose latest handsets reportedly aren't selling well, is planning to launch an Android smartphone this fall, according to a report from Recode.

As per the report, the slider phone (see image above) which BlackBerry showed off at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) would be the company's first Android smartphone.
The report notes that the move is aimed at promoting the company's cross-platform Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution dubbed BES12. It would send a signal that BlackBerry is "confident that the BES12 system can not only manage, but also secure smartphones and tablets powered by rival operating systems," the report said.
The news comes less than a month after the Canadian company announced worldwide job cuts.

http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_to_reportedly_launch_an_android_smartphone-news-12616.php

 

[RichardG]

Fantastic news. They should have done this from the word go. I am definitely going to purchase one if reviews are good. So far all the blackberry handsets I owned didn't even last me 2 months.

 

[backstreetboy]

So far all the blackberry handsets I owned didn't even last me 2 months.

:wtf: yet you still want one?

 

[Dave]

Too little too late, most of their recent phones where cheap crap plastic rubbish, Blackberry needs to realise that the world doesn't want a Blackberry handset anymore, even if they did make a decent handset the name is tarnished beyond redemption in the big markets. You think Verizon will ever retail a high-end Blackberry again?

Even their ex-CEO knows the writing is on the wall.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/11/8764277/blackberry-ex-ceo-jim-balsillie-uses-bold-apple-won