BlackBerry (
BBRY) executives have a history of making condescending comments to analysts, but this time, Thorsten Heins has really broke new ground in haughtiness. At an Ontario conference, Mr. Heins was asked about the low-end smartphone market and he firmly stated that his company is “not going to get into $50-60 segment,”
Bloomberg reported. This, of course, is pure straw man construction. Nobody thinks
BlackBerry should or can get into the $50-60 price segment. Mostly because that price segment does not exist. There are no $50 smartphones.
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