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Apple Inc’s. (NASDAQ:AAPL) release of its latest version 7 smartphone reveals an inherent flaw in the company’s execution that is an opportunity for Blackberry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) should they choose to exploit it.

With the elimination of an audio out port, and forcing consumers to buy Bluetooth earphones, Apple’s persistent policy of ring-fencing its customers and forcing them into Apple upgrades is a chink in the armour of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer.

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Other aspects of Apple’s predatory model include its refusal to support mobile devices older than five years, which theoretically is supposed to drive consumers to continuously upgrade their devices. I recently tried to have my 2009 MacBook Pro repaired at the Mac Store, and was told that they no longer sold parts for models older than five years, but that I could go and find after market shops that could do the work and obtain the parts.