geeteam Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 In the heat of its financial struggles, BlackBerry just got a breath of fresh air thanks to the US Department of Defense, which has placed an order for 80,000 of its smartphones. As part of its smartphone expansion strategy, the Department of Defense is also giving 1,800 undisclosed mobile devices to its employees including "Apple iPad 3 and iPad 4, iPhone 4S and iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets and Samsung Galaxy S3, and Motorola RAZR," the statement reads.The news caused quite a stir in the stock market, as the company's stock shares peaked to $10 per share. In the end of last year BlackBerry shares were hovering around the $7 mark. In spite of BlackBerry losing ground in the consumer market, the Canadian phonemaker has historically been the preferred partner for government agencies and security companies due to its smartphones' enhanced security features. In May last year, BlackBerry successfully certified its entire BlackBerry 10 family of devices to the Department of Defense security standards. This resulted in the Pentagon approving a contract for nearly half a million BB phones. The news, however, isn't good enough to get the company out of the financial swamp it's currently in. The company is still on track with its plan to put the majority of its Canadian real estate in sale-leaseback. More than 3 million square feet of the company's commercial real estate is destined to be rented and sold in the future. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) . Edited April 28, 2019 by CODYQX4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteam Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 oh! LOL! i don't think so, and they will also have their personal and individual phones... BB isnt a bad phone at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCross Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I feel sorry for the employees that will be forced to use them...I fell sorry for the US citizens that their money goes for this fad. Why do they need these smartphones? They can't say "Hello!" on a 25$ phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteam Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 This is bad guys... BlackBerry is a better phones... Besides its for Security reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Pentagon says it didn't buy 80,000 new BlackBerry phones By Donna Tam January 23, 2014 11:21 AM PSTNot so fast, BlackBerry investors -- the government now says it did not make any new purchases from the struggling smartphone maker.http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57617684-94/pentagon-says-it-didnt-buy-80000-new-blackberry-phonesPentagon says 'absolutely no new orders have been placed' for BlackBerry phones By Dan Seifert on January 23, 2014 12:12 pmhttp://www.theverge.com/2014/1/23/5338012/pentagon-absolutely-no-new-orders-for-blackberry-dod Edited January 24, 2014 by Turk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteam Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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