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RIM Doesn't Want 200 Fart Apps

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-not-want dept.

andylim writes "Just when you thought it was safe to dev a fart app for a BlackBerry, RIM's VP of platform product management, Alan Panezic, is making it clear that that's not want RIM is looking for. 'We don't need 200 fart apps in App World. Those are apps you'll use three or four times then never open again. You're not looking at ads, clicking on ads or buying premium upgrades, and the app isn't adding any value to your device.' Turns out RIM wants 'SuperApps', ones that keep you coming back for more because they add something to your life — be it ongoing entertainment value or doing something for you. Most importantly for developers, these are the apps that will garner the most revenue; whether it comes from premium upgrades, in-app advertising, or additional-cost content."

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  1. I've got 99 fart apps... by MoldySpore · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...but a RIM ain't one.

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    1. Re:I've got 99 fart apps... by severoon · · Score: 3, Funny

      So it's not that he doesn't want any fart apps...it's just that the only fart apps they'll flag in have to be compelling (as opposed to propelling) fart apps.

      I also have to say, I really appreciate the brazen honesty: "These are apps you'll open 3 or 4 times and never look at again. You're not looking at ads..." He could have at least listed that one second...

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  2. Priorities? by DriedClexler · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're not looking at ads, clicking on ads or buying premium upgrades, and the app isn't adding any value to your device.'

    I hope he didn't list those problems in *decending* order of importance...

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  3. Re:No Worries! by nine-times · · Score: 4, Funny

    So he's busy doing the Apple thing and won't have time to make fart and piss apps for RIM.

    Too bad. If he'd been hired by RIM instead, we'd have lots of jokes about how the fart-app guy got a RIM job.

  4. So what their saying is... by Dancindan84 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Farting isn't a good way to get a RIM job?

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  5. They need a Job site searching app by mandark1967 · · Score: 2, Funny

    that links to the various job hunting sites.

    They could call it...ohhh...I dunno...something like "Rim Jobs"

    Think about it, you can search hotjobs and save it as a search for "Hot Rim Jobs" or save your search for "Monster Rim Jobs".

    It has a ring to it...you gotta admit it

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  6. 199 fart apps... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    199 fart apps should be enough for anyone.

  7. Re:Unfortunately for RIM... by nizo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Certainly some people are incapable of farting, thus it is probably an ADA requirement that this handicap be properly addressed?

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  8. Re:All we need is Netcraft confirmation by FranTaylor · · Score: 2, Funny

    You have to use their linker, there is no other choice. The linker alone will give you the run-around if you don't do it their way.

  9. Re:Given iPhone Apps usually get used once... by aztracker1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, when working on a RIM, the last thing I'd want is a fart happening.

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