RIM PlayBook enthusiasts, more reason to be happy. RIM said on Thursday it will allow optional "app players" to be bundled with the PlayBook tablet which will have run-time environments for BlackBerry Java and Android 2.3 apps from BlackBerry App World.
Porting over the ability to run Android apps on the RIM PlayBook tablet which runs on BlackBerry Tablet OS is a welcome move.
It is also an admission: lack of enough apps for the PlayBook on its existing Blackberry Tablet OS platform. RIM is no doubt leveraging the strength of Android, and its thriving community of app developers, to get a piece of the action, so to speak -- instead of wooing developers on to its platform.
According to RIM, developers will still have to submit their apps for approval to the App World. The Android apps will run in a sandbox on the PlayBook to keep them secure. RIM is also planning to release a native SDK for developers to build PlayBook apps a lot easier.
Earlier in the week, RIM revealed the pricing of the PlayBook tablet (US $499 starting price) and its availability in the U.S. starting April 19.
Porting over the ability to run Android apps on the RIM PlayBook tablet which runs on BlackBerry Tablet OS is a welcome move.
It is also an admission: lack of enough apps for the PlayBook on its existing Blackberry Tablet OS platform. RIM is no doubt leveraging the strength of Android, and its thriving community of app developers, to get a piece of the action, so to speak -- instead of wooing developers on to its platform.
According to RIM, developers will still have to submit their apps for approval to the App World. The Android apps will run in a sandbox on the PlayBook to keep them secure. RIM is also planning to release a native SDK for developers to build PlayBook apps a lot easier.
Earlier in the week, RIM revealed the pricing of the PlayBook tablet (US $499 starting price) and its availability in the U.S. starting April 19.
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