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The following BlackBerry smartphones and tablets were introduced in fiscal 2013:
The company also introduced the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone that will be available in the first quarter of fiscal 2014.
B
lackBerry Enterprise Service 10
BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 is the Company’s powerful, new enterprise mobility management solution. BlackBerry Enterprise
Service 10 brings together device management, industry leading security and mobile applications management for BlackBerry
smartphones, BlackBerry PlayBook tablets and new BlackBerry 10 smartphones in a consolidated solution. It also provides a single
console for managing BlackBerry, Android and iOS devices.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. The Company considers revenue realized or realizable
and earned when it has persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the product has been delivered or the services have been provided to
the customer, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. In addition to this general policy, the
following paragraphs describe the specific revenue recognition policies for each of the Company’s major categories of revenue.
H
ardware
Revenue from the sale of BlackBerry wireless hardware products (e.g. BlackBerry® handheld devices and BlackBerry® PlayBook™
tablets) is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or
determinable, and collection is probable. Product is considered delivered to the customer once it has been shipped and title and risk of
loss have been transferred. For most of the Company’s product sales, these criteria are met at the time the product is shipped. For
hardware products for which the software is deemed essential to the functionality of the hardware, the Company recognizes revenue
in accordance with general revenue recognition accounting guidance.
The Company records reductions to revenue for estimated commitments related to price protection, right of return and for customer
incentive programs. Price protection is accrued as a reduction to revenue based on estimates of price reductions provided the price
reduction can be reliably estimated or based on contractual caps and all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. The
Company also records reductions to revenue for a right of return based on contractual terms and conditions and, if the expected
product returns can be reasonably and
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• 4G LTE BlackBerr
y
Pla
y
Book tablet and BlackBerr
y
Pla
y
Book 4G HSPA
• 3G Plus BlackBerr
y
Pla
y
Book tablet
• BlackBerr
y
Curve 9300 smart
p
hone series
• BlackBerr
y
Curve 9220 smart
p
hone
• BlackBerr
y
9620 smart
p
hone
• BlackBerr
y
Z10 smart
p
hone