BlackBerry spent years fine-tuning BB10, but its homegrown mobile OS will have to take a back seat for now. During an interview at CES in Las Vegas, CEO John Chen has revealed that the company plans to release at least one new Android phone this year. A second one might follow, but it likely depends on how well the first one sells. Chen chose to keep all the details and release dates a secret, but computer renders of what could be the company's next Android device codenamed "Vienna" were leaked last year.
This doesn't
necessarily mean we're saying to goodbye to BB10 forever. Chen is
apparently hoping that its first Android phone, the Priv,
can bring the brand back into the limelight, make it viable again and
enable the company to make another BlackBerry 10 phone. While Chen felt
it was too early to talk about his BB10 dreams, he said he's "confident
in [the company's] profitability this year." In fact, BlackBerry's
already taking steps to sell more Privs: it will start offering
the handset through Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile sometime this year.
It's currently only available as an unlocked device or with a contract
through AT&T.Well said, this is a desperate or chameleon like market strategy move by the tech giant, having built cross-platform phones and still maintains their identity, am forced to say they do have a niche carved out for themselves.Last year was a rocky one as they saw windows came from behind and take their spot. 
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