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BlackBerry Messenger coming to Android and iOS?
BlackBerry owners love BBM, and it's one of the best out-of-the-box messaging apps you'll find on any smartphone platform. According to Boy Genius Report, RIM may finally be preparing to extend BBM beyond its own OS -- releasing Android and iOS versions. The reason for the change of heart could be the spate of very capable and very popular cross-platform BBM alternatives.While it would certainly be nice to message a handful of my BBM contacts from my Droid Incredible, I can already communicate with those people using other IM clients like Google Talk and Facebook chat. Add in the fact that BGR's sources say that BBM for Android and iOS may lack the ability to share photos, location, and videos, and I start to wonder just how successful such an app would be.
What do you think, DS readers? Is a feature-limited BBM app for your Android or iOS device something you'd install?
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Subscribe to commentsLeviMar 3rd 2011 12:14PM
YES YES YES. Whether it's good or bad or has media support or not I want this and I know dozens of other people do too.
mvpMar 3rd 2011 1:11PM
None of my friends have the other messaging apps, making them virtually useless. BBM on the other hand has a massive following, that could justify me spending a few bucks.
Spino PrimeMar 3rd 2011 4:12PM
Nope. Most of my friends are on Google talk now anyways, so this wouldn't interest me in the slightest.
WilliamMar 4th 2011 10:28AM
I think not actually. Too little too late IMHO. RIM has been playing catch-up and started attempting to catch up too far behind Apple and Google Android. They should have opened up BBM long ago if they wanted to hang on. Businesse' have started slowly moving away from RIM and the higher costs of maintaining a BES, plus the added licensing costs per client device to utilize built-in Exchange push features available on iOS and Android. (Which is why I have an iPhone now)
Resting on one's laurels has a cost RIM is just now starting to realize.