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  Blackberry inks deal with Amazon to permit Android apps RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-06-19 12:57 +0000
    Re: Blackberry inks deal with Amazon to permit Android apps Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-06-19 13:19 +0000
      Re: Blackberry inks deal with Amazon to permit Android apps RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-06-19 16:12 +0000

#3757 — Blackberry inks deal with Amazon to permit Android apps

Good news for people who still like Blackberry, like me:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/18/blackberry_inks_deal_with_amazon_to_get_android_apps_on_its_mobes/

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Blackberry has reached a licensing agreement with Amazon to allow
BlackBerry users access to the Amazon Appstore.
 
Amazon's store won't replace the BlackBerry World store and it won't
offer native BlackBerry apps. Rather, it will make available the more
than 200,000 Android apps Amazon offers to BlackBerry 10 users as
direct downloads.

BlackBerry fans have been abuzz about the platform's its Android
compatibility layer since late last year and the company began rolling
it out as part of an official OS update in January. But BlackBerry
itself hasn't exactly been crowing about it; in fact, the blog post
announcing the OS release that included it didn't even mention it.
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This is awesome news.  I've got a bold 9900 and still love it.
Hardware-wise, it's a way better designed machine than my
Samsung/Android.  Charges just by resting it in a cradle (don't have to
set it "just right" on a USB connector), I still prefer the real
keyboard, and its menu-flow is far better than Android's.  But the
Android has better apps and a way better screen.  This might be the
missing link for people like me - an easy way to run Android apps on
Blackberry hardware without simply Blackberry ditching its OS and using
Android (which wouldn't solve the menu-flow problem).
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RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com>

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#3759

On 2014-06-19, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
> Good news for people who still like Blackberry, like me:
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/18/blackberry_inks_deal_with_amazon_to_get_android_apps_on_its_mobes/
>
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> Blackberry has reached a licensing agreement with Amazon to allow
> BlackBerry users access to the Amazon Appstore.
>  
> Amazon's store won't replace the BlackBerry World store and it won't
> offer native BlackBerry apps. Rather, it will make available the more
> than 200,000 Android apps Amazon offers to BlackBerry 10 users as
> direct downloads.
>
> BlackBerry fans have been abuzz about the platform's its Android
> compatibility layer since late last year and the company began rolling
> it out as part of an official OS update in January. But BlackBerry
> itself hasn't exactly been crowing about it; in fact, the blog post
> announcing the OS release that included it didn't even mention it.
> //-- clip
>
> This is awesome news.  I've got a bold 9900 and still love it.

I assume you realise that this only applies to BB10 devices?

> This might be the
> missing link for people like me - an easy way to run Android apps on
> Blackberry hardware 

Only if you buy a Z10, Z30 or Q10.

> without simply Blackberry ditching its OS and using
> Android (which wouldn't solve the menu-flow problem).

Oh, and my Z10 (which I rather like), won't run Android software, even though
it's supposed to. Sigh.

(BTW, BB are also closing the Video & Music parts of their App Store as part
of this. I assume that's what Amazon are getting out of it ...)


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#3760

On 19 Jun 2014 13:19:57 GMT
Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:

> > This is awesome news.  I've got a bold 9900 and still love it.
> I assume you realise that this only applies to BB10 devices?
 
> > This might be the
> > missing link for people like me - an easy way to run Android apps on
> > Blackberry hardware 
> Only if you buy a Z10, Z30 or Q10.
 
> > without simply Blackberry ditching its OS and using
> > Android (which wouldn't solve the menu-flow problem).
> Oh, and my Z10 (which I rather like), won't run Android software, even though
> it's supposed to. Sigh.
 
> (BTW, BB are also closing the Video & Music parts of their App Store as part
> of this. I assume that's what Amazon are getting out of it ...)

You're right about the 9900 not being eligible.  Mine is corporate so
I'd have to buy my own device anyway.  I do like the looks of the Z10
though and I confess the Q10 keyboard still catches my eye.  I wasn't
aware of the other half of the deal BB has signed with the devil, but
I'm not surprised, either.   Amazon is launching its own phone too -
should be a strange, mixed marriage.

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