BlackBerry prepared to move past smartphones, says CEO

Toronto

BLACKBERRY Ltd may be forced to stop making smartphones if turnaround efforts fail to gain traction, chief executive officer John Chen said.

The company could still reduce the number of models, discontinue low-end devices and focus more on professionals and government workers to bring the smartphone business back to profitability, Mr Chen said. "That's the most ideal case," he said. "At a certain point in time, the economics take over."