8. BlackBerry

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The company isn't dead yet, and it's not for sale either.

Struggling under increasing pressure from Apple (AAPL) and Android smartphones, BlackBerry (BBRY) initially planned to sell itself, then scrapped those plans -- but not before a massive layoff and dumping its CEO.

Related: New BlackBerry CEO optimistic despite loss

First published December 23, 2013: 8:27 AM ET

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