Today at BlackBerry Live, CEO Thorsten Heins announced BBM will soon
be available on Android and iOS. The messaging app will launch globally
this summer. This is a huge move for BlackBerry as it brings BB10′s
strongest feature to literally hundreds of millions of potential users.
“It is a state of confidence,” Heins explained. “The BB10 platform is
so strong and the response has been so good that the time is right for
BBM to become an independent mobile messaging platform.”
The app will be free on both Android and iOS. Much like other
messaging apps, it will be a standalone application. iOS 6 or Ice Cream
Sandwich will be required.
Initially, only messaging and group features will be available. But
Heins promised that the rest of BBM will eventually make its way to the
Android and iOS versions including screen sharing, BBM voice and the
just-announced BBM channels.
We are making the BBM platform more powerful than ever”, Heins
proudly stated. And with this very uncharacteristic move from
BlackBerry, it’s hard to argue against his statement.
It’s clear BlackBerry is finally waking up. They are no longer the
big dog in the mobile war. If they are to survive, the company needs to
forge new relationships and learn to work well with the two reigning
platforms. This move to put BBM on Android and iOS is a big step
forward. BlackBerry might actually have a chance.
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