“BlackBerry maker Research In Motion brushed off suggestions on Thursday that it would discontinue production of its PlayBook computer tablet as ‘pure fiction’ after an analyst said the company may be considering an exit from the market,” Alastair Sharp reports for Reuters. “‘Rumors suggesting that the BlackBerry PlayBook is being discontinued are pure fiction,’ RIM spokeswoman Marisa Conway said in an emailed statement. ‘RIM remains highly committed to the tablet market and the future of QNX in its platform.'”
Sharp reports, “A Collins Stewart analyst said on Thursday that RIM may have halted PlayBook production and canceled additional tablet projects. ‘We believe RIM has stopped production of its PlayBook and is actively considering exiting the tablet market,’ Collins Stewart semiconductor analyst John Vihn wrote in a note. He cited last week’s news that contract manufacturer Quanta Computer had laid off a significant number of workers at a factory focused on producing the PlayBook. ‘Additionally, our due diligence indicates that RIM has canceled development of additional tablet projects,’ Vihn wrote.”
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MacDailyNews Take: What’s the difference? Nobody’s buying DCW’s tablets either way.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Ross” for the heads up.]