SHOWTIME SAYS…
It’s officially about to GO DOWN! Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that they are planning to offer their BBM service to Android and Iphone users.
Details are still sketchy, and RIM hasn’t decided if the service will be free or not, but applications like Live Messenger and KIK are making it harder and harder for them to exist because the third party providers keep popping up with apps similar to theirs.
As far as what Android and iOS users can look forward to, we’ve been told RIM will offer stripped down versions of the BBM experience BlackBerry owners know and love. That way, Android and iOS users can communicate with practically anyone who has a smartphone using BBM, but they might not be able to share photos, location, or videos (when RIM crosses that bridge). Users who want the full BlackBerry Messenger experience will still need a BlackBerry smartphone to get it. At the same time, RIM could own the entire messaging app category on every major smartphone OS platform and could potentially draw new users in because it has given them a taste of what BlackBerry Messenger is all about.
Could we be witnessing the death of #TEAMBLACKBERRY ?
Spotted @ BGR
