Originally Posted by
louzer TAT was acquired after a majority of the Playbook's UI work was completed. When TAT came on board, it was stated that they would be responsible for reworking the UI. It was also stated that the UI would be changing significantly from what was delivered at launch.
As for TAT's apps, There were a few cool ones showcased at the show. The 3D looking app won't be released as written since it's all customization of the existing UI within the app. We won't see anything like it until the cool tools and widgets in the app are part of the UI in the OS.
The scapbook app is less than what was demonstrated at the conference also. I heard that the app was scaled back due to performance issues (incompleteness in the OS for their purposes).
No one has mentioned the Pictures app which was written by TAT. They're responsible for the overlaying effect when you swipe from one picture to the next.
They are responsible for taking over control of the UI from the original company (I forget their name) who RIM also acquired originally to do the Playbook UI. I think they're the ones who did most of the work for OS 6 as well.
TAT is still transitioning, working on the Playbook/QNX phone UIs, and developing apps. I'm sure that they are being told to finish the critial UI work before going on to apps. This makes sense since they will be deciding which new TAT UI components go into the OS. Once they're there, their apps themselves will be lighter and leaner.