Get this, BlackBerry still makes
cell phones. No, seriously, you can actually buy one with real money.
And in light of the new iPhone 6 reveal, BlackBerry has teamed up with
Porsche to create something that surely won’t sell at all.
It’s called the new P’9983
(catchy, right?), and it was created by Porsche Design in Austria as a
sad attempt to cater to the brand’s luxurious clientele. It comes with a
4.2-inch display, an 8 megapixel camera, and 64 gigs of internal
storage. If we’re being honest, it’s pretty comparable by stats alone to
the current market of smartphones.
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But why the heck is Porsche still putting its name on BlackBerry products? As BusinessWeek points
out, it’s all about the money. With a 10-year partnership in place, as
BlackBerry continues its downward spiral, it’s likely the mobile
company will hemorrhage even more cash on partnership products like
this, in hopes that Porsche will somehow rejuvenate the fallen brand.