BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of employees
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BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of employees
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Re: BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of employees
#2This is a good thing for Blackberry. The previous CEO's were too laid back, and this laid back attitude trickled down the ladder. A lot of long time employees still have this attitude, and are being let go to allow for new, ambitious people to be hired. Or so I've heard.
Re: BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of employees
#3I'd like to invite any BlackBerry engineers over to IRC channel #Techendo on Freenode. We're working on something and would love if you want to make some change in the world. :)
Re: BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of employees
#4BlackBerry still rules in some markets. The BlackBerry Babes would not approve of these layoffs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lDJGHCX2wA
Re: BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of employees
#5I can't find any word on if this concentrated in either the software or hardware groups or if its across the board.
If its the former it seems like BBRY is trying to make a go of it as an independent company, if its the later then it looks like they are making themselves look pretty in an effort to sell themselves.
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#6Layoffs are never fun...and neither is life at a company leading up to those layoffs. Best of luck to them.
Overall I really like the blackberry platform it was great for messaging. Its to bad they weren't able to stay on top of the market but this is what happens.
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#7This sure sounds like the official end of Blackberry as a stand-alone company. To stay in the game on margins, apps, and consumer awareness they needed massive scale. Clearly those days are over.
I think it's safe to assume an acquisition (of Blackberry) isn't far behind.
Re: BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of employees
#8Another case of socialization of incompetence: instead of blaming the subpar decision-makers who drove BB to the ground those who did the best they could to put this platform back in the game get a pink slip.
Re: BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of employees
#9I think maybe only two or so years ago BlackBerry had over 17,000 employees so in total we're talking about more than half of the company being cut in the space of a few years.
Huge when you think about it like that.
Re: BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of employees
#10BlackBerry really sucks at marketing this, but BlackBerry 10 is a brand new product. Whatever you may remember about old legacy BlackBerry, throw it out. This is a new OS built upon QNX, new hardware, and a new company.
That said, this sucks for those involved, but it's all a part of the company's reinvention.