'People wanted me to change our name' - BlackBerry CEO on its dramatic switch from hardware to software

Tom Wright
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John Chen opens up on BlackBerry's turnaround as the vendor continues its shift from hardware to software

BlackBerry CEO John Chen was urged to change the vendor's name as it moved from its heritage hardware model to focus solely on software, he revealed today at an event in London. BlackBerry has b...

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