Jan 26
Say you’re Research in Motion and you’re looking to up the app offering on your platform. There are a couple of ways to go about this. You could attempt to convince more developers of the validity of your operating system, getting them to develop applications for your devices as they develop for more popular operating systems like iOS and Android.
Or, you could find a way to get applications from one those aforementioned mobile OSes to play directly on your device. Word is that RIM may be looking at the latter option. The company is reportedly discussing its virtualization options with Dalvik, the same virtual machine used by Android. Adopting such an option could mean that future BlackBerry devices (phones and tablets and such) could also play Android apps, meaning support for all of those Google products Android owners have come to take for granted.
Boy Genius Report, who first got the tip off of the above information, speculates that one of two things could happen in that eventuality–either RIM ignores Google altogether, or the two companies strike some kind of deal. Of course the latter would be a mutually beneficial–if surprisingly bold–decision, broadening RIM’s available app selection, while getting more Google apps in the hands of smartphone and tablet users.
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