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cbvinh Um... BB10 could run Android apps, but they had to be repackaged, as you've mentioned. 10.2.1 allowed direct apk install. September to November isn't "months after", unless you mean public hands, in which case the September announcement was just that, an announcement, not release to the public.
BlackBerry's motivation to allow direct apk install wasn't because they saw Jolla doing it "first". They needed more apps... quickly. They already had the Android Runtime, going back to the PlayBook.