Yankee Group - BlackBerry Results Refute Rumors of its Demise
Interesting report from the Yankee Group "BlackBerry Results Refute Rumors of its Demise" http://docs.media.bitpipe.com/io_11x...s%20Demise.pdf
I thought this article was very interesting, and well worth sharing (The report may not be extremely recent, but I couldn't find any references to it already existing on CrackBerry)
Summary:
You’ve heard the rumors: the future of BlackBerry is uncertain.
But is that really the full story? Many facts around the current position of BlackBerry in the market have been skewed to make for better headlines. What’s really happening behind the scenes may surprise you.
According to Yankee Group’s 2013 US Mobile and Connected Devices Survey (Sept, 2013), IT Decision Makers prefer BlackBerry over Windows Phone almost 3 to 1. The study’s author (Carl Howe, VP, Research & Data Sciences) states, “The grave has been dug, the flowers have been sent and the casket is ready.
There’s only one problem: BlackBerry isn’t dying, despite the doomsayers who insist it is.”
Yankee Group shows that BlackBerry 10 device sales have been better than expected and points out the strong status of BlackBerry’s cash on hand, the advantages of BlackBerry’s Cost Optimization and Resource Efficiency (CORE) program, recent customer wins and unique security advantages.
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