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BlackBerry cuts ties with T-Mobile

WATERLOO, ON – BlackBerry and T-Mobile are calling it quits.  At least for now.The Canadian smartphone maker said late Tuesday that it will not renew its licence agreement with T-Mobile U.S., Inc. when it expires on April 25, 2014.  BlackBerry added that customers on the T-Mobile network should not see any difference in their service or support, and pledged to assist customers remaining on the T-Mobile U.S. network or any customer purchasing devices from T-Mobile's existing inventory.BlackBerry CEO and executive chair John Chen said that the two companies “strategies are not complementary”, and that he hoped to work with T-Mobile...