BlackBerry to cut 4,500 jobs, predicts 2nd quarter loss of $950M 13 years ago
Mostly? This may depend on perspective. The infrastructure behind the app is definitely in-house, but the UI isn't at all.
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We're closing in on the launch of cross-platform BBM, and much of the work for that wasn't even done internally. They contracted that stuff out. Now they're cutting actual BB people. A lot of it is dead weight, and the usual bloated middle management, but I can't wait to see who else gets the axe here.
Make no mistake, the goal is to sell the company at this point. That is why BBM is suddenly the focus. They know that they aren't going to stay afloat with phone sales. They'll cut to the bone, and beef up one of their main commodities (BBM) until the sale happens.