RIM Planning To Release BlackBerry Messenger For Android and iPhone
BGR is reporting that Research In Motion is planning to release BlackBerry Messenger for the Android platform, a move that will eventually be followed by an iOS version. RIM is still sketching out the strategy regarding the pricing of the messenger. One option is to offer the messenger as a free/paid app on Android and iPhone devices. However, RIM is also mulling over a possibility to charge a monthly subscription fee for the app and its associated service.
BGR is reporting that Research In Motion is planning to release BlackBerry Messenger for the Android platform, a move that will eventually be followed by an iOS version. RIM is still sketching out the strategy regarding the pricing of the messenger. One option is to offer the messenger as a free/paid app on Android and iPhone devices. However, RIM is also mulling over a possibility to charge a monthly subscription fee for the app and its associated service.
It looks like RIM might have been arm twisted into making this move as a result of the growing popularity of Kik
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