{"id":746259,"date":"2013-04-12T09:14:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T13:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=630503"},"modified":"2013-04-12T09:14:51","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T13:14:51","slug":"blackberry-refutes-high-z10-return-rates-seeks-sec-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/746259","title":{"rendered":"BlackBerry refutes high Z10 return rates; seeks SEC review"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote id=\"quote-return-rate-statisti\"><p>&#8220;Return rate statistics show that we are at or below our forecasts and right in line with the industry.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote> <p>On Friday, BlackBerry CEO and President,\u00a0Thorsten Heins, refuted \u00a0reports from an analyst firm on Thursday that suggested BlackBerry Z10 return rates were very high. Analyst firm\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-04-11\/blackberry-falls-on-reports-of-weakening-sales-returns-of-z10.html\">Detwiler Fenton &#38; Co. told Bloomberg<\/a> that in some extreme cases, returns were higher than sales for a given time period.<\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/press.blackberry.com\/press\/2013\/blackberry-seeks-u-s---canadian-review-of-false-reports-on-retur.html\">In a press statement<\/a>, BlackBerry specifically called out Detwiler Fenton, saying the company &#8220;refused to make either its report to investors or its methodology available to BlackBerry, even after the Company said the firm\u2019s findings were &#8216;absolutely false.&#8217; &#8220;<\/p> <p>BlackBerry will be looking for the Securities Exchange Commission and\u00a0Ontario Securities Commission to review the situation and plans to submit a formal request to those agencies within a few days.<\/p> <br \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" 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