RIM will build on deep carrier ties https://business.financialpost.com/2013/01/24/early-bb10-uptake-could-help-rim-build-on-deep-carrier-ties/
BBM, which glided into the all-important consumer segment more easily than BlackBerry as a whole (as popular with teens as with lawyers), is set for a major facelift in a matter of days when the company launches its epoch-shifting new operating platform, BB10.
“I think the Canadian carriers, much like many other carriers around the world, are looking at the evolving smartphone [operating system] landscape, I think it’s very much in their interest to see a very strong and viable, diverse ecosystem,” Mr. MacLeod said. “In order to achieve that, you need multiple players. So it’s in their interest to ensure that the BlackBerry OS continues to be very strong.”