BlackBerry CEO John Chen called out Apple on its approach to privacy. Apart from the CEO taking a bold stance against the tech giant, estimates are also looking great for Blackberry (NASDAQ:BBRY) -- some even saying that it might be a better stock than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in 2016.

Blackberry's top man took to the company's blog his views on privacy and where Apple stands with it.

"For years, government officials have pleaded to the technology industry for help yet have been met with disdain. In fact, one of the world’s most powerful tech companies recently refused a lawful access request in an investigation of a known drug dealer because doing so would “substantially tarnish the brand” of the company," wrote the CEO.

"We are indeed in a dark place when companies put their reputations above the greater good," he added. Chen said that at Blackberry understands the significance of a company's commitment to privacy especially its role in the brand's value and success.

"...privacy and security form the crux of everything we do. However, our privacy commitment does not extend to criminals," he continued. He also emphasised that Blackberry now stands in a unique position to reconcile the two opposing sides and bring a common ground to move forward.

This is not the only thing that the company is confident about as it just reported a solid quarter. Blackberry found a bottom to sales finally, according to Seeking Alpha. The figures are still not "pretty" but they are considerable improvement from what company saw in the past periods. The company claimed quarter-by-quarter increase in revenue in two years including a smaller quarterly loss. That is US$89 million (approx. AU$123.65 million) in loss as opposed to US$148 million (approx. scAU$205.62 million) same time in the previous year.

Seeking Alpha's Alex Cho said that Blackberry stock is looking up in 2016 as opposed to Apple: "I also anticipate 30 percent to 50 percent upside for BBRY over the next 12 to 15 months whereas AAPL will struggle to produce returns over the same timeframe." He also said that Blackberry should be able to maintain healthy growth rates for hardware and software.

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