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Old 12th June 2015
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Looks like it won't be OpenBSD after all.

BlackBerry may put Android system on new device

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Originally Posted by Reuters
BlackBerry is considering equipping an upcoming smartphone with Google Inc.'s Android software for the first time, an acknowledgment that its revamped line of devices has failed to win mass appeal, according to four sources familiar with the matter.
Support for BB10 OS will continue.

On the one hand, it smacks a bit of desperation. On the other, it could provide some badly needed incremental revenue to the handset division, and serve to promote their multi-platform security tools as mentioned in the article.
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