Thursday, May 2, 2013

Main BlackBerry sees little future in tablets - NU.nl

The BlackBerry CEO, Thorsten Heins, sees little future in the market for tablets. The popularity is, according to him on his return.

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“I do not think people over five years, have a good reason to have a tablet,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg. According Heins tablets have been no good business model.

statements Heins strong suspicion that the BlackBerry sees little point in releasing a successor to its PlayBook.

Heins and his company have recently been strong emphasis on new smartphones based on the new BlackBerry 10 platform. New tablets based on this platform are not so far presented.


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In an interview in January this year Heins already announced a successor for the PlayBook only be considered if the company would be that it could be.

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The device should meet new needs Heins said so at the time or have new features compared to the competition in this already crowded market.

By: NU.nl

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