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"BlackBerry will not renew T-Mobile US's license to sell BlackBerry phones when it expires on Apr. 25, the company announced in a press release. \n\u201CBlackBerry has had a positive relationship with T-Mobile for many years.  Regretfully, at this time, our strategies are not complementary and we must act in the best interest of our BlackBerry customers.  We hope to work with T-Mobile again in the future when our business strategies are aligned,\u201D said BlackBerry CEO John Chen.\nSee also: The Comparative Anatomy of the Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4\nThe announcement comes as no big surprise: in September 2013, T-Mobile said it will stop carrying BlackBerry handsets in its retail stores. At the time, T-Mobile said it still supports the BlackBerry platform, but things got ugly in February of this year when the company openly offered BlackBerry customers to switch to an iPhone. \n\nBlackBerry will not renew #TMobile US license to sell #BlackBerry, but existing customer support will continue http://t.co/oNRulRxiuQ\n\u2014 BlackBerry (@BlackBerry) April 2, 2014\n\nBlackBerry says it's working closely with other carriers to provide consumers an alternative if they decide to transition to another carrier. \nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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