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Single Developer Responsible For Over 47k Apps In BlackBerry World

Posted by Soulskill on from the go-big-or-go-home dept.

hypnosec writes "If you are a BlackBerry owner, navigate to BlackBerry World (or just visit the website) and you will find that developer S4BB has developed over 47k apps for the BB platform. Unsurprisingly, most of them are just spammy apps that don't add any value. Apps like 'Restart Me Free,' 'Daily Quote,' 'Lock for SMS,' 'Search for Amazon,' 'Silent Foto Free' are just a few among the thousands of apps on BlackBerry World that actually have no utility whatsoever. BlackBerry announced back in May that developers were increasingly interested in making apps for the platform, and that BlackBerry World had more than 120,000 apps. This raises questions about the authenticity of the claims, and about the approval process that's been accepting these apps. S4BB may have a few useful apps for the platform, but that doesn't mean all of their apps are of 'A' quality. A statement from BlackBerry said, 'Developers in all app stores employ a number of different monetization tactics. BlackBerry World is an open market for developers and we let market forces dictate the success or failure of these tactics.'"

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  1. heh by i+kan+reed · · Score: 5, Funny

    We let market forces dictate the success or failure of these tactics

    The same market forces that cause no one I know to actually own a blackberry?

    1. Re:heh by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 4, Funny

      They blew it.

      There's an app for that.

    2. Re:heh by OakDragon · · Score: 5, Funny

      They blew it.

      There's an app for that.

      If that were true, it might have saved them!

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    3. Re:heh by mwvdlee · · Score: 5, Funny

      Judging by their market standards, there's probably some 47,000 apps for that.

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  2. Welll I am guessing that S4BB stands for by totalnet · · Score: 5, Funny

    spam for BlackBerry.

  3. FIRST POST! by localman57 · · Score: 5, Funny

    FIRST POST! -This automated post is a service of S4BB Slashdot First Post Blackberry App

    1. Re:FIRST POST! by operagost · · Score: 3, Funny

      Your automated post was BLOCKED FROM VIEWING by S4BB Slashdot First Post Blocker Blackberry App

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  4. Fake blackberry skin has some value. by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 4, Funny

    One of the old posts in slashdot suggested people with desirable phones like iPhones and Samsung androids to get fake blackberry like skin to make the phone less attractive to thieves and snatchers. So if Blackberry copyrights the skin design they can actually make some money off their own suckitude.

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  5. Re:No utility whatsoever? by 6ULDV8 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Search for Amazon: looks like it simply redisplays the Amazon mobile site in an app and adds a few features e.g. writing a review into the native interface. In the absence of an official Amazon app for the Blackberry, it may well be useful for the avid Amazon shopper.

    Especially while shopping for a new phone.

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