BlackBerry's Andrew Bocking Leaves Company

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Andrew Bocking, the chief executive vice president in charge of BlackBerry's
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BlackBerry Messenger has decided to leave the company, according to the BGR. BGR also reports that according to a source of theirs Bocking was let go, and he was not pleased with BlackBerry as a whole, and even using an android instead of a BlackBerry. BlackBerry the once the king of the technology industry will now relies on its BlackBerry Messenger to deliver the bulk of its earnings. BlackBerry plans to attain profitability by the year 2016 and plans to make BlackBerry Messenger itself profitable as well. BlackBerry Messenger is currently free to all users, and has about 80 million monthly active users. This data is according to BlackBerry as of December of 2013. Since the inception of the iPhone line, and the Android line, BlackBerry has continuously suffered massive losses. The once king is now on the verge of Bankruptcy as its earnings decrease as administrative and development costs increase. BlackBerry is desperately trying to get back into the game, fighting with competitors to gain back its lost market share.
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