BlackBerry App World hits the 10,000 mark
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It's no secret that RIM has been seriously lagging in the app count when compared to Apple and Google, but if recent events are any indication, the company seems keen on making a comeback. In addition to the forward strides the company has recently made by launching App World 2.0 and BlackBerry OS 6, RIM has announced today via Twitter that over 10,000 applications are now available for download via BlackBerry App World.
For a little perspective, Apple's App Store currently offers about 250,000 titles, and the Android Market is pushing 100,000. Still, 10k isn't a trivial amount - and you can be fairly certain that RIM will be working hard to see that number increase significantly.
As we see it, RIM has faced two primary obstacles in the race for more apps. First, a huge number of BlackBerry users are on enterprise accounts and are unable to install 3rd party applications (an obvious deterrent for developers). Second, most BlackBerries have relatively small displays and no touchscreen - both of which play a big role in creating the engaging user experiences that developers have been able to design for iOS and Android. Of course, RIM's brand new BlackBerry Torch solves the latter problem with its 3.2" capacitive display - so we'll be interested to see how developers take advantage of the new hardware.
It's obvious that RIM has some hard work ahead if they hope to compete with the likes of Apple and Google - but hey, at least they're still beating webOS, right?
source: IntoMobile
For a little perspective, Apple's App Store currently offers about 250,000 titles, and the Android Market is pushing 100,000. Still, 10k isn't a trivial amount - and you can be fairly certain that RIM will be working hard to see that number increase significantly.
As we see it, RIM has faced two primary obstacles in the race for more apps. First, a huge number of BlackBerry users are on enterprise accounts and are unable to install 3rd party applications (an obvious deterrent for developers). Second, most BlackBerries have relatively small displays and no touchscreen - both of which play a big role in creating the engaging user experiences that developers have been able to design for iOS and Android. Of course, RIM's brand new BlackBerry Torch solves the latter problem with its 3.2" capacitive display - so we'll be interested to see how developers take advantage of the new hardware.
It's obvious that RIM has some hard work ahead if they hope to compete with the likes of Apple and Google - but hey, at least they're still beating webOS, right?
source: IntoMobile
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1. vzw fanman posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:48 0 0
i don't miss the bb app world! it has nothing on the android market!
2. Russki posted on 08 Sep 2010, 19:50 0 0
Haha - 10 years later, RIM announces... 10,000 apps! what an accomplishment. Good for you canadians. I dont see anyone over at google bragging about how the android market skyrocketed from 10,000 to 100,000 in less than a year. And RIM, shouldnt you include BB App world on your devices? why do people have to download it? and then restart their device to use it? wtf guys. Android FTW
