The BlackBerry saga took an unexpected turn recently when the company announced it is no longer interested in a full or partial sale. Instead, it fired Thorsten Heins, it took $1 billion from Fairfax and other investors, it will seek another $1 billion from the Canadian government as it negotiates a huge tax refund, and it will continue making smartphones as it tries to right the ship. New BlackBerry CEO John Chen has quite a difficult task ahead, and he penned a quick letter to BlackBerry fans asking them to get excited for a big BlackBerry rebound in the future.
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New BlackBerry CEO writes brief open letter to fans