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lack erry Is Finished Without America

ember 10, 2013, BlackBerry (NASA!"BB#$% stock declined to esta

blish a ten&year 'rice lo at )*+ 'er share+ As recently as 200-, BlackBerry controlled rou.hly hal/ o/ the smart'hone market and #esear

ch in otion share 'rices then a''roached )1*0+00+ Ironically, it as B

lackBerry /ounder ike aaridis ho declared amateur hour as o4

er5 u'on the release o/ a 6laybook tablet he dreamed u' to com'ete

a.ainst the A''le (NASA!"AA6% i6ad+ BlackBerry as to /ollo u'

the 6laybook debacle ith hat Business Insider thorou.hly ri''ed as a

disaster5 in BlackBerry 10+

Still, BlackBerry stock has nearly doubled o4er the 'ast 7uarter to clo

se out the arch 1 tradin. session at )8+31+ 6ros'ecti4e in4estors s

hould be ad4ised that BlackBerry share 'rices mi.ht be sub9ect to e:t

reme 4olatility .oin. /orard+ For no, BlackBerry mana.ers are litera

lly /loatin. the note and buyin. time until en.ineers can desi.n 'roduct

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to com'ete a.ainst the likes o/ A''le i;S and