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RIMs Latest Apple Apps Won't Catch on Well: Here's Why

Whether you like the idea or not, RIM is providing its customers with a single point from which to buy apps. That's a good thing for them and for their users. Their service may not be as good as Apple's, but at least they have one. Blackberry users certainly can't use apps from the iTunes app store, so they have to go somewhere. Rather than a number of disparate sites, they now have the convenience of a single place with a good repository of applications which they can use on their Blackberries.

As far as I'm concerned, it's not about which phone will win. Each person has their own likes, dislikes and preferences. Those who prefer Blackberries should be accorded an opportunity to buy apps. They now have one.

disclosure: ex-Blackberry user, current iPhone user, long on Apple no position in RIM