RIM Lures Developers: 'Convert Your Android App to BlackBerry and We'll Give You a PlayBook'

Posted by Knowlton Thomas on 2012-02-03 9:22:00 AM

Research In Motion now has a new offer running to lure developers to its platform. The company is giving away a free tablet to any developer who brings their Android app to the barren BlackBerry App World.

Alec Saunders, RIM's vice president of developer relations, tweeted yesterday, "Shh.... Android Devs—submit your Android app to BB AppWorld by Feb 13 and get a free Playbook --> tools here," to get the ball rolling. Instantly, interested developers flooded his Twitter with questions on the details. He then linked to a new blog post that followed up on hes tweet.

The plan is to provide one free 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook to every registered BlackBerry App World vendor who converts their Android app for use on the BlackBerry PlayBook and submits it to BlackBerry App World between February 2, 2012 and February 13, 2012. … Further details about the promotion will be posted on our developer site as soon as possible.

It's a good deal for developers—free is free, after all—though these days a 32GB PlayBook can be had for as little as $149.

Company:
Research In Motion
Website:
http://www.rim.net
Location:
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

BlackBerry (Research In Motion) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, software development tools, and software/hardware licensing agreements. more

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Knowlton Thomas

Knowlton Thomas

Knowlton is the Associate Editor of Techvibes. A Vancouver-based writer and author, Knowlton has been published in national publications and has also appeared on television and radio. He has written two ebooks and more are in the works. Previously, he was an editor for New Westminster weekly The Other Press and served on its board of directors. When not working, Knowlton enjoys playing... more

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