RIM Attracts 15,000 Apps For BlackBerry 10 In 2 Days 193
CWmike writes "It's starting to look like the BlackBerry store will be well stocked with apps when Research In Motion launches BlackBerry 10 (see YouTube preview) at the end of this month. The company held an event over the weekend where it offered app developers incentives to port their programs to the BlackBerry 10 platform and managed to attract 15,000 app submissions. 'Well there you have it. 37.5 hours in, we hit 15,000 apps for this portathon. Feel like I've run a marathon. Thanks to all the devs!' wrote Alec Saunders, vice president of developer relations at RIM, in a Twitter message. The 'port-a-thon' event was held in two parts: One aimed at Android developers and the other at apps written in other platforms, including Appcelerator, Maramalade, Sencha, jQuery, PhoneGap and Qt. RIM was offering $100 for each app ported and subsequently approved for sale in the BlackBerry 10 app store, up to certain limits. Developers could also win BlackBerry 10 development handsets and a trip to RIM's BlackBerry Jam Europe developer event." It's hard to believe that many current iOS or Android users are leaping toward Blackberry, though. If you're in one of those camps, is that so crazy?
Re:so why would i buy a blackberry? (Score:5, Funny)
it has... Canadian Technology!
Re:The question is... (Score:4, Funny)
But, RIM's dead! The interblogs told me so!
Pay no attention to those Apple fanbois, or the fandroids neither. It's only the loyal BB partisans who have The Truth.
(Hmmm ... We could use an official site to inform us of the current buzzwords for properly insulting the users of various successful commercial products. Anyone know what the BB loyalists are actually disparaged these days?)
Re:so why would i buy a blackberry? (Score:5, Funny)
it has... Canadian Technology!
So....it asks you nicely before it crashes? Or just apologizes afterwards?
Re:so why would i buy a blackberry? (Score:5, Funny)
No it cross checks you into the boards while serenading you with Alanis Morissette songs, before pouring maple syrup on your concussed head, ya hoser.
Re:The question is... (Score:5, Funny)
But, RIM's dead! The interblogs told me so!
Pay no attention to those Apple fanbois, or the fandroids neither. It's only the loyal BB partisans who have The Truth.
(Hmmm ... We could use an official site to inform us of the current buzzwords for properly insulting the users of various successful commercial products. Anyone know what the BB loyalists are actually disparaged these days?)
"BB loyalist" is about as disparaging as you need to be...
Re:so why would i buy a blackberry? (Score:4, Funny)
There's an excellent "Cold Or Not" app...
Re:so why would i buy a blackberry? (Score:3, Funny)