BlackBerry 10 APPvailable for more?

Smartphones would not be as smart as they are without certain apps. The Apple soars high with a thousand available apps for its users. You can just download them and play games like Temple Run and Bejeweled. The Android OS opens a market that provides unlimited apps from social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to battery-saving apps and more. You may have the urge to sell used Blackberry because of their small selection. Smartphone users may either pay for really good apps or download free ones and play harder. Smartphones are really smart because apps in the market today are limitless and downloadable. But, with Apple and Android providing most of the apps in the online world, can BlackBerry catch up with the ever-changing trend?

BlackBerry phone apps are known for their ingenuity. They have no messy patent infringements, like both Apple and Samsung, and have arguably one of the most durable smartphones in the market. But, what most BlackBerry users complain about is the BlackBerry World App does not provide as many apps compared to Apple and Android. It may flunk BlackBerry out of the grandiose picture of smartphones. With users basically wanting more apps, BlackBerry needs to address this simple yet important dilemma.

With recent events unfolding, the world is excited about the much-anticipated release of the BlackBerry 10. The BlackBerry 10 is seen to be RIM’s defining moment. RIM could not catch up. Apple and Samsung have been in the spotlight and RIM can’t seem to take a little peek. With BlackBerry users complaining that BlackBerry World App does not provide many apps for its users, RIM’s Vice President of Developer Relations and Ecosystem Development, Alec Saunders promises to address this complaint. He says the BlackBerry 10 will have approximately 7,000 apps for users to download. It ensures that Facebook and Twitter apps will be available. The BlackBerry Messenger will available as always. You may not have to sell BlackBerry after all.

The BlackBerry 10’s release would be in 2013 although no definite date is set. With a nearing deadline and pressure from excited customers, how can BlackBerry pull in as many as 7,000 apps? Well, good thing BlackBerry 10 partners with the Windows Marketplace. The Windows Marketplace promises 7,000 apps as OS for the Nokia Lumia 920.  Now, BlackBerry taps them to give them a pretty good head start with Apple and Android. It’s not surprising that Windows Marketplace agrees with BlackBerry. Microsoft wants to be at least the 3^rd biggest OS provider after Apple’s iOS and Android. So, Apple and Android should expect their numerous apps to be one tiny spec for the Windows Marketplace.

The BlackBerry 10 will be a giant leap for RIM. They took the risk of innovating new ways just to provide many apps for its future users. On the other hand, users should not just expect less from BlackBerry 10 because it detaches itself from RIM’s first-generation smartphones. It’s pretty obvious that it’s high time to sell your BlackBerry once the BlackBerry 10 is released.