{"id":59552,"date":"2012-03-30T10:32:02","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T14:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=59552"},"modified":"2012-03-30T10:32:02","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T14:32:02","slug":"blackberry-maker-to-cede-most-consumer-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/business\/blackberry-maker-to-cede-most-consumer-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackBerry maker to cede most consumer markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/all-news\/accidentstragedy\/15-yr-old-schoolboy-stabbed-to-death-for-blackberry-phone-in-north-london-cops-arrest-four-persons\/attachment\/blackberry\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32544\" title=\"blackberry\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/blackberry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/blackberry.jpg 195w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/blackberry-85x113.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it will cede most consumer markets after failing to compete with flashier touch-screen phones such as Apple&#8217;s iPhone and models that run Google&#8217;s Android software.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, RIM said it will return to its roots and focus on business customers, many of whom prefer BlackBerrys for their security. 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