Wednesday 26 March 2014

BlackBerry CEO John Chen lays down the law for leakers


Leaks are nothing new in the BlackBerry world — they've been around forever and are just part of the game. Sure, they've slowed down a lot in the last few years, but every now and then we'll see an unreleased device, image or OS show up with some juicy new info to feed the rumor mill. 
Until now, BlackBerry hasn't really made any public gestures against leaks or the leakers. CEO John Chen took to the blogs today however to change that and let everyone know exactly where he stands. When it comes to leaks of unreleased products — Chen says "we must take strong action."
We're not sure just what the tipping point was (that 5" screen? OS 10.3?), but it was certainly enough to get BlackBerry HQ worked up.
"One of the most frustrating things for all of us at BlackBerry is when a critical and confidential project is reported in the media before we are ready to discuss it. Leaks are, at their best, distracting, and at their worst downright misleading to our stakeholders. The business implications of a leak are seldom advantageous." 

It definitely looks like BlackBerry will be taking hard action against anyone who leaks unreleased information, but we're still not too sure that it will keep some people from sealing their lips.


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