Booting Up: Looking At BlackBerry’s Earnings Report Is a Neat Way to Feel Depressed

BlackBerry’s Q3 earnings are atrocious: it racked up a $4.4 billion net loss with a 50 percent decrease in phones

Foursquare's Dennis Crowley. (Photo: Sound Ctrl)
Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley. (Photo: Sound Ctrl)

BlackBerry’s Q3 earnings are atrocious: it racked up a $4.4 billion net loss with a 50 percent decrease in phones shipped. It’s now refocusing its efforts to selling phones in Indonesia. [BI]

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Booting Up: Looking At BlackBerry’s Earnings Report Is a Neat Way to Feel Depressed