Blackberry Messenger Will Launch On Android & iOS
You read right! The folks over at BGR is reporting that they have information from multiple trusted sources that Research In Motion (RIM) is planning on bringing its Blackberry Messenger (BBM) service to Android, and eventually iOS. Details have not been finalized yet, but it sounds like they will offer a stripped down version of their service and it could be free or a one-time or monthly subscription fee.
The stripped down version will probably only allow for chat, meaning you won't be able to share photos, videos, or location. They're reporting that Android is definitely a go and its their first platform to develop it for because of its open nature. The sources are also saying that they're confident the release should be sometime this year.
I've owned a Blackberry in the past and the BBM service was pretty nice. It doesn't drain your battery because its all push notifications. You can see when someone reads your message and check their online status. There's a few chat services that have tried to imitate BBM, like LiveProfile.
Would this be something you would download and use? Would you pay for it?
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Im not surprised that BlackBerry is doing this. LiveProfile is gaining momentum and i dont see BBM competing with it if they decide to go thru with this. The stripped down version that they are offerring is the standard (minus the locator) on LiveProfile. Besides being able to ‘bbm’ my blackberry friends (and that number is getting smaller) i just dont see the point in getting BBM on my Android. Yes, LiveProfile is missing A FEW things (cough..group chat like KakaoTalk..cough) but i believe that it is a viable contender to the cross-platform messaging services.
cant wait!!!!
I definitly have to agree with BLAQMOGUL….I have and use LiveProfile and I have to say its damn near close to BBM…Yes it is missing a few things but hey I take it for face value….Its still a work in progress, so I wont be surprise if that feat. comes up in a later update…I tell you this much…its a heck of a lot better than KIK….
I think having BBM on android phones would be nice but if it doesnt have everything that the original BBM has then would it even be worth paying a one time fee let alone paying a monthly subsription?
My bad I didnt really answer the question……depending on how they are offering it, whether its free or a one time fee or a monthly subscription would be if I would download it…If I cant send pix/videos then I dont think I would use it….these days people are sending pix and videos all day long….
for that I might as well just continue using LiveProfile…Im not paying for a half a** application that only does half of its capabilities….no thank you!