By 2016, BlackBerry formally exited designing smartphones to concentrate fully on software. New cybersecurity acquisitions helped the company pivot toward automotive, government and enterprise verticals. Slowly but surely, the brand climbed back from the brink under Chen‘s leadership.
Today BlackBerry provides intelligent security software securing over 500 million endpoints globally. Its QNX platform is embedded into over 215 million vehicles to enhance driver safety and experience. The legend clearly lives on!