‘‘Everybody is coming to this reality. You talk to HTC, Samsung and even Apple, the high end is saturated. That’s a fact,’’ Misek said. ‘‘Anybody in the high end who wants a smartphone in the world has one, so you have to knock somebody away from another platform. That is a brutal, brutal market.’’
RIM has unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets, but hasn’t said if the device will be available in North America.
Misek was expecting the company to sell 4 million BlackBerry 10 phones. He said the sale of 2.7 million new BlackBerry 10 phones was the most disappointing news Friday.
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