Montreal. The Canadian maker of BlackBerry smartphones, is facing difficulties for months, announced the elimination of 4,500 jobs out of a total of just over 12 000.
Text class=”LPThe job cuts up 40% of the workforce of the company.
based the decision on which expected losses between 950 and 995 million in the second quarter of its fiscal year amortization related to poor sales of its smartphone Z10, device aimed to shore up the company in a market dominated by Android devices and Apple programs.
The publicized launch of the BlackBerry 10 platform earlier this year failed to boost sales and the company has said it is reviewing “strategic alternatives” including sale of the company.
loss in the next quarter includes a charge from 930 to 960 million dollars for “business environment increasingly competitive volumes affecting BlackBerry smartphones” and one count of restructuring of $ 72 million, the company said.
reduce its product portfolio from six to four devices and expects to reduce operating expenses by approximately 50%.
“We implemented the difficult but necessary operational changes announced today (Friday) to deal with our position in a mature and competitive industry and drive the company to profitability,” said Chief executive Thorsten Heins. AFP
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