RIM has Written the Book on How to Grow a Mobile App Ecosystem
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RIM has Written the Book on How to Grow a Mobile App Ecosystem Published on January 15th, 2013 Written by: Ross Cheriton
mlmexpert2001 by mlmexpert2001 . Jan 15, 2013 9:43 PM . Permalink
BlackBerry�s commitment to their third party developers is admirable and the gold standard (and perhaps even beyond that) of how developers should be treated. Under the leadership of Alec Saunders and the Developer Relations team, RIM has essentially written the book on how to grow a third party mobile app ecosystem.
Today, RIM is sending out emails to confirm the payment information for developers who participated in the first BlackBerry All-Aboard Port-a-thon which saw developers submit about 4,000 apps to BlackBerry World. The second Port-a-thon broke all records with a staggering 15,000 app submission total. The final Last Chance Port-a-thon will be taking place Jan 18th and should bring in many more thousands of apps.
The cash reward is 100$ per eligible app, and I�ve received my e-mail confirmation today for my Cascades apps I have submitted.
The rewards, (at least the cash) should be distributed within 4-6 weeks. Other rewards, like the Dev Alpha devices and the Trips to Amsterdam may come at different times.
As a BlackBerry developer myself, I have seen first hand the lengths RIM has gone through to actively cater to our every need. Instead of paying Apple for the privilege (and having to buy an iPhone AND a Mac) to write applications for iOS, many developers are moving to BlackBerry 10. The apps look better, the apps are more powerful, developing is free, you can use whatever machine you want, the tools are excellent, and the developer support team is legendary. Mix this in with potentially tens of millions of subscribers and BlackBerry World should explode.
If the launch of BlackBerry 10 is successful, and millions of devices are sold, you can bet the continued commitment to developers should help bring the remaining big name apps to the platform.
RIM has Written the Book on How to Grow a Mobile App Ecosystem
Great topic. Alec Saunders and the RIM Developer Relations team have definitely pulled out all the stops to make it very attractive for developers to create apps on the new BB10 platform.
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Re: RIM has Written the Book on How to Grow a Mobile App Ecosystem
Originally Posted by BBNation<br />
One dev's opininon does not change the world. The fact of matter is that what alll seen RIM is doing everything to attract devs including garbage apps so why won't RIM approve or allow the app built for BB. There has to be good reason and we will not know unless we all information. May it was compliances, security or policy issue.
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There is good reason... It needs to fit and fill all the requirements. If it doesn't, odds are it will not receive downloads, not make money, and RIM would be out 10g's. This program wasn't a gift to dev's, it was there to say "hey, you build a quality app built to our specifications, and you will make money. If you don't, we'll guarntee you a base minimum." That doesn't mean you can just toss an app in, hope for $1000 over the next year, and cash in later.
I don't know if I agree with that. The dev who built pop corny and flycraft had flycraft rejected. and I believe flycraft would do well. It already has on PlayBook for as small as the user base is.
RIM has Written the Book on How to Grow a Mobile App Ecosystem
Don't forget that Built for Blackberry is supposed to showcase the best BB10 apps, if they accepted everyone it would not make sense.
Case in point. One of the devs posted saying that he submitted 19 apps and 17 were rejected. How can someone make 19 "quality" apps in such a short amount of time? For me quality means that the app has a chance of being top 10 in a category.
RIM has Written the Book on How to Grow a Mobile App Ecosystem
If thorsten ever leaves rim Alec should be the new CEO.
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