BlackBerry closed the second half with a negative sign, revenues fell by 45%. The results are in line with expectations after the announcement of a possible 40% reduction in employees by the end of 2013.
Negative closing for the second quarter of the well-known smartphone company BlackBerry. A loss of $965 million - $1,84 a share - while revenue fell 45% to $1,6 billion.
And also in the second quarter of 2012, the smartphone maker had achieved revenues of 2,9 billion dollars and a loss of 229 million, or 44 cents per share.
The data respond to expectations after the announcement of a possible 40% cut in employees by the end of 2013 due to the company's economic difficulties.
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