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John Chen wants neutrality across the entire spectrum, including apps for all platforms
BlackBerry CEO John Chen in his own INSIDE BlackBerry blog post call for neutrality not only for the web and carriers, but for content and app providers too. John Chen touched on Apple’s methods in locking iMessage just for Apple device and Netflix’s decision to not provide for BlackBerry customers. John Chen laid out his points and arguments as to how neutrality should be handled. In simple words, he calls for neutrality not only for the internet, but for everything the internet serves its purpose to, which include devices such as smartphones and tablets. Application/Content Neutrality. BlackBerry has been in the midst of a turnaround since I took over as Executive Chairman and CEO in November 2013. During the past 15 months the company has stabilized and introduced a variety of new products as we pivot away from our prior reliance on hardware to become a full-service, device-agnostic provider of highly secure and productive software and services. Our balance sheet is strong and our turnaround is proceeding apace. Key to BlackBerry’s turnaround has been a strategy of application and content neutrality. For example, we opened up our proprietary BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service in 2013, making it available for download on our competitors’ devices. Tens of millions of iPhone and Android customers around the world have since downloaded BBM and are enjoying the service free of charge. Last year we introduced our secure BES12 mobile device management software, once again designed to manage not just BlackBerry phones but also available for enterprises and government agencies whose employees use iPhone and Android devices. Unfortunately, not all content and applications providers have embraced openness and neutrality. Unlike BlackBerry, which allows iPhone users to download and use our BBM service, Apple does not allow BlackBerry or Android users to download Apple’s iMessage messaging service. Netflix, which …
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