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An Experiment In BlackBerry Development

Posted by kdawson on from the berry-casting dept.

ballwall writes "We've all read the stories about how lucrative selling apps on the iPhone can be (or not), but what about other platforms? BlackBerry accounts for twice as many handsets shipped as Apple, according to Gartner, so I decided to find out. I wrote about my experiences developing my first BlackBerry application including sales, platform issues, and a bunch of other things I thought new mobile developers might want to know about."

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  1. So by oldhack · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So yeah, what about it?

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  2. smartphone masturbation by Gothmolly · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So you spend $100 a month on a freaking phone, and then its really no cooler than your old phone, so you spend more money to listen to other people stroke on and on about how THEIR phones are cool, instead of working, hanging out with your SO, your kids, or your pets.

    wtf is wrong with people

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  3. Re:You forgot the most important thing... by NicknamesAreStupid · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    PT Barnum would have developed software for the iPhone. His customers would probably would have developed software for the Blackberry.

  4. Re:The thing about Blackberry by beelsebob · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What makes the iPhone worse for businesses? The fact that it can do exchange synchronization out the box, without need for additional software on your company servers, or communicating through RIM's servers? The fact that it provides exactly the required apps -- a phone, contact list, calendar, email client and browser straight out the box?

    What does the blackberry actually do better than the iPhone in a corporate environment?