[citation][nom]dalethepcman[/nom]Despite all the thumbs down to Lamorpa, this is a relatively accurate depiction. I know everyone loves the underdog, but lets be honest. BB10 is new, and while it may be the best mobile OS yet, it can still fail (WebOS anyone?) If they don't get enough of a user base to make it profitable for app developers to write applications for BB, either exclusively or in tandem with other platforms, then the devs won't code or port their apps. While I wish BB the best, they have the monsters iOS and Android taking the largest share, while they get to fend for the scraps against WinPho8, which at this time has a much more useful line of business applications.BB will need to continue to find new ways to entice developers for quite some time.[/citation]
There is nothing accurate about it.
#1 BlackBerry has some 80 million subscribers, while it doesn't match android or iOS, and has fallen ... it's not some slouch, it also had a profitable quarter,the doomsday, scenarios have more to do with analyst fires than actual truth ... the company ato worst would be purchased by someone. Also, developers make more money per app sale on BB than any other platform, as BB apps have a higher selling price.
#2 The reason why there weren't a bazillion apps for bb in comparison to iOS and Android, is that BB based its features on business needs, and business applications ie excel, word, pdf readers much better on BB, but the latest "farting game" just didn't make the cut.
#3 BB10 is expanding to reach out to the "non-business user" ... and has alot more clout than WebOS ever had, because, again, they already have 80 million subscribers. BB10 combines the "entertainment" aspect of smartphones in a way prior BB's didn't, moreover, perhaps you should take a look at the official lists of apps that are in the pipeline , it doesn't matter how many apps BB10 has, so long as it gets the popular ones, whatsapp (done), skype, shazam, soundhound, etc ... the big sellers are all you need.
I have both an iphone and z10, and the only apps don't have right now that I care at all about are shazam and soundhound, and I've emailed both vendors, and they are already working on a native app.