Android Player: A Concession?
A few weeks ago I was talking to my friend about the PlayBook and BlackBerry OS in general. I mentioned to him about the Android Player on the PB and his response to it was, "Wow! That's sad." At first, I wondered why he thought like that. Then I began to think about it, and here are my thoughts:
Ever since RIM announced Android Player for the PlayBook, I felt like they were giving in to Google. It's almost as though they were conceding that App World would never has as many apps as the Market. Now, developers don't even have to develop for future BBs (assuming they have AP), and something about that doesn't feel right.
Although it fixes App World's shortcomings, those apps weren't created with BlackBerry in mind.
How do you feel about this? (I'd especially love to hear from PB owners, since I don't have one)
And what would happen to App World in future devices?
(I'm not coming down on Android Player. In fact, I think it's brilliant. I'd just think it would be better for BlackBerry to have apps specifically designed for its own platform)