Workers prepare the stage during BlackBerry 10 launch event in 2013. (Photo : Getty Images/Mario Tama)
BlackBerry is denying any rumor that they are discontinuing their BB10 OS as reports now claim that they have also lost the United States government as their most valuable client.
Google and Apple has dominated the smartphone market today as their Android and iOS devices become the top choice by most consumers across the globe. Despite the fragmentation in the Android ecosystem, they are still king when it comes to smartphones
Meanwhile, BlackBerry is still at the bottom. The Canadian company has even tried their hand at the new market with their BlackBerry PRIV Android smartphone.
D.C. blogger Jim Swift spotted a memo from the U.S. government stating that BlackBerry handsets will no longer be issued to Senate staffers because of the lack of new and updated units, Recode has learned. It has been a well-known fact that government officials use BlackBerry phones because of their security unlike the easily hackable iPhones and Android smartphones.
Android's many exploits and vulnerabilities have become a testament of how unsecure the smartphones are for those who value their privacy and safety. BlackBerry phones are preferred by businessmen and government officials because of their tighter security software and features.
In fact, the Canadian company has even started growing as a software firm instead of a smartphone giant that they were once. However, they do not seem to be done yet with the mobile industry.
BlackBerry is denying the rumors that they have stopped the production of their secure handsets, Ubergizmo reported. The company did confirm that their manufacturing cycle for the BlackBerry Classic has been ended but their BlackBerry OS 10 is still going strong as a 10.3.3 version is expected to release in August.
Instead of selling just their BB10 OS smartphones, the company is also planning to rake up profits with their Android-powered smartphones. They are having trouble with the PRIV as it is too overpriced for its specs.
Security could be one huge advantage for owning a BlackBerry smartphone, but not every average customer cares enough to spend several hundred dollars more for their device just for the sake of security. The U.S. government has not yet confirmed the news but the reports are saying that their phones will be replaced by an iPhone SE and a Samsung S6.
