BlackBerry Devices May Run Android Apps 158
crankyspice writes "RIM is allegedly prepping the QNX-based operating system running their forthcoming PlayBook tablet to run Android applications, according to a Bloomberg article. As RIM has stated that the QNX platform will run at least some of its upcoming smartphones as well, this could cinch Android's status as the lingua franca of smartphone application environments, especially with BlackBerry's current market leadership and Android's explosive marketshare growth."
Re:what i'd like (Score:5, Informative)
You joke, but their jobsite url is actually http://rim.jobs [rim.jobs].
Re:Consumer Victory (Score:4, Informative)
Horrible hardware? My ex's BB Curve got dropped into water about 5 times and survived. My old Bold suffered so many drops and pummelings I'm surprised it's still alive. Both had excellent keyboards which I now miss immensely having an Android phone.
It's underspecced, granted, but for communication, social networking and the like Blackberry is incredibly good at what it does.