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RIM Manufacturing Partner Pulls the Plug On BlackBerry Phones

Posted by samzenpus on from the one-step-closer-to-the-end dept.

zacharye writes "Toronto-based original device manufacturer Celestica on Monday announced that it will stop producing hardware for struggling mobile device vendor Research In Motion. Celestica stated that it will wind down manufacturing services related to BlackBerry devices over the next three to six months, and it expects restructuring charges to be less than $35 million."

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  1. Re:So what does this mean? by narcc · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Lol!

    Their user base has been growing year after year. Sorry, it seems that contrary to your assertion, *more* people are buying their devices than ever.

    What's more likely is that RIM is dropping the CA manufacturing facility because it's more expensive than other facilities. They had a period of exponential growth, and have been 'trimming the fat' from that expansion.

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