10 Wildly Popular Apps that Could Help Save BlackBerry

 
 
By Michelle Maisto  |  Posted 2013-08-16 Email Print this article Print
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BlackBerry has no doubt worked tirelessly to make its BlackBerry 10 platform and new smartphones a success. But there remains the issue of its app store. While 100,000 apps were in place by the time the Z10 went on sale in the United States, and new apps are added every week (if not every day), too many very popular iOS and Android apps remain glaringly absent. It's not uncommon to hear people say they like the Z10 well enough, but they couldn't possibly use it every day because it lacks what they consider a must-have app (or three or five). When asked where he imagines the hold-up is, Gartner Principal Research Analyst Bill Menezes said he wasn't sure. "It could be a royalty issue or some other issue," he told eWEEK. "But the fact [that these apps are missing] speaks volumes about their agility and ability to adjust to the landscape where they find themselves." Below are 10 apps that, if added to BlackBerry World, would do wonders to convince consumers of the viability of BlackBerry as a serious mainstream smartphone competitor. Come on, Waterloo. Make it happen.

 
 
 
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18 Comments for "10 Wildly Popular Apps that Could Help Save BlackBerry"

  • Carey V September 22, 2013 9:06 am

    I have a playbook and have used a BB for years, my wife is moving to Android as she has a Android tablet. BBM was our staple and now that she is gone from BB, my tie to BB is BB BRidge. Up until this morning I thought I was going to go with a Z10 as my upgrade phone but... frankly, I think I will be dumping my BB and going with Android because... it has a Starbucks App. BB doesn't realize how one little thing can tip the scale. They should have developed this app themselves a long time ago.

  • Raxy September 07, 2013 12:04 am

    In 2004, BlackBerry reported 2.3 million data plan subscribers; by 2009, it exploded to 38 million; by 2012, 79 million ! Free OS is better marketing plan than priced OS. That's the secret of Android.

  • AnthonyInVA August 28, 2013 9:20 am

    All of these apps are social apps, not business apps. BB is for business users. I can assure you BB is not dead.

  • JMS August 22, 2013 2:54 pm

    I am on my 5th iPhone and 2nd IPad. Except for Netflix I have never heard of or used any of these apps. Consumers won't buy a blackberry because of any 10 apps you name no matter how popular. I am a die hard member of the Apple Eco system because of IOS's superior interface and the choices in apos it offers. Whatever I need, whatever I want there is, truly, an app for that. So, we can all disagree on which 10 apps should be added to the Blackberry App Store but you can find every app on every list in the Apple App Store.

  • Spyke August 22, 2013 6:57 am

    We are good, it has the TimmyME app, who needs Starbucks :-)

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