BlackBerrys open letter to you.. No, still no free BBM download for Android, Apple

But, you can continue to count on BlackBerry, says Team BB

Chances are you’ve been reading a lot about BlackBerry lately.

That is how BlackBerry begins a note to users, fans and just about anybody out there on its official blog.

It’s a note which prefaces a letter from the company to the world -  it has been published today in over 30 major publications around the world.

This is what it says:

To our valued customers, partners and fans:

You’ve no doubt seen the headlines about BlackBerry®. You’re probably wondering what they mean for you as one of the tens of millions of users who count on BlackBerry every single day. 

We have one important message for you:

You can continue to count on BlackBerry.
How do we know? We have substantial cash on hand and a balance sheet that is debt free. We are restructuring with a goal to cut our expenses by 50 percent in order to run a very efficient, customer-oriented organization. 

These are no doubt challenging times for us and we don’t underestimate the situation or ignore the challenges we are facing. We are making the difficult changes necessary to strengthen BlackBerry. 

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