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BlackBerry, smartphone pioneer, finally hangs up on its classic devices
Anyone still holding on to one of the proto-smartphones, with its hardware keyboard and BlackBerry OS software, will be locked out of most functions from this week.
www.smh.com.au
In 2012 BlackBerry had 80 million users worldwide and were considered the worlds best smartphone.
In the mid teenies (2015) BB knew the iOS and Android platforms were leading the charge in smart phone business and tried to close the gap by building their own smartphone. Sadly, the reputation of powerhouses like Samsung and Apple was far too great for them to fight on so they’ve had to pull the plug.
The phones will still turn on and certain apps will still work, however you can no longer make calls, send messages or access the internet. You might as well hang onto one of you still got it though as a technology antique.