Canada's BlackBerry Company recently announced that it will stop updating the service system of BlackBerry, which means that almost all models of this once popular mobile phone are officially retired. At the International Consumer Electronics Show that opened on the 5th, many former "BlackBerry fans" expressed regret about this matter.
On the 5th local time, at the annual consumer electronics show held in Las Vegas, usa, technology enthusiasts and tourists from all over the United States expressed regret that the BlackBerry mobile phone was officially discontinued.
CES Visitor Vinayak: The world has really changed, but BlackBerry used to dominate the world, and everything we see today, from WhatsApp to iMessages, is basically something that BlackBerry information engines have.
CES visitor Steve: BlackBerry was very innovative in its time, and the ball dial feature was very useful, and I remember I used it a lot.
BlackBerry Canada announced that it will stop updating the service system of BlackBerry from the 4th, and users will no longer be able to use the phone to perform some basic operations, including transmitting data, surfing the Internet, sending messages and making phone calls, and even making emergency calls. The affected models include all models running the BlackBerry operating system. A few BlackBerry phones running the Android operating system are not affected.
BlackBerry came out in the 1990s and became a popular mobile phone brand for business people and celebrities after entering the 2000s, including former US President Barack Obama. BlackBerry pioneered a full-keyboard body design that allows users to send and receive email, browse the web, and chat online with their own software. At its peak, it was ranked among the top three in the world, accumulating 80 million users. However, with the rise of smartphones such as Apple and Android, BlackBerry has gradually withdrawn from the market.
Source: CCTV Finance, Xiaoxiang Morning News