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Research in Motion will lay off some 5,000 employees as it restructuresitself this year.
The es as the tech giant reports an adjusted loss per share of $ for the quarter ended May 31, missing analyst expectations for a loss of $.
The news sent shares down nearly 20 percent in after hours trade, falling to nine-year lows.
Net sales tumbledmore than 42 percent year-on-year, falling to $ billion.
"I am not satisfied with these results and continue to work aggressively with all areas of anization and the Board to implementmeaningful changes to address the challenges, including a thoughtful realignmentof resources and honingfocus within pany on areas that have the greatest opportunities," RIM's CEO Thorsten Heins said.
During the quarter, RIM shipped million Blackberry devices, below the million units Wall Street had projected. Playbook sales beat expectations slightly, as the firm sold 260,000 units, but were far lower than the 500,000 shipped in the year ago period.
Sales continue face pressure from the consumer shift to Apple and Android powered devices, which together account for more than three-quarters of the smartphone market.