I'm sorry but the article cited in the wall street journal has absolutely no journalistic integrity whatsoever:

'--preparing for deep staff cuts—up to 40% of its employees—by the end of the year, people familiar with the matter said.'

People "familiar with the matter"? REALLY?!?

I hate to say this, but this is fear mongering at its finest. Someone is trying to profit off this misinformation, and by the looks of it everybody's gallantly going along with it.

Plus, look at the timing! Blackberry just announced the Z30 BB10 today. Yet all the wall street journal manages to toss together is some fictitious story about their public image?

I'm really never going to read anything they write anymore.

As a Canadian I'm sad to hear. As a user it makes complete sense, they pure and simple drop the ball.

I still remember when they had all the market.