wraggster
February 13th, 2011, 02:18
RIM is allegedly prepping the QNX-based operating system running their forthcoming PlayBook tablet to run Android applications (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-11/rim-said-to-plan-playbook-software-to-run-google-android-apps.html), according to a Bloomberg article. As RIM has stated that the QNX platform will run at least some of its upcoming smartphones as well (http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/rims-mike-lazaridis-qnx-coming-to-blackberry-phones-when-dual/), this could cinch Android's status as the lingua franca of smartphone application environments, especially with BlackBerry's current market leadership (http://www.wirelessandmobilenews.com/2011/02/nokia-iphone-blackberry-samsung-htc-top-smartphone-makers-says-htc.html) andAndroid's explosive marketshare growth (http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/01/android-beats-nokia-apple-rim-in-2010-but-firm-warns-about-2011.ars).http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/02/12/2350224/BlackBerry-Devices-May-Run-Android-Apps