RIM’s app store shamelessly dubbed App World; developer site goes live tonight

By on Mar 4, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Retail March 4, 2009

It looks like RIM is finally taking a big step toward making its on-device app portal a reality. The developer site, blackberry.com/appworld, is set to go live at 10:00 pm EST and end-users will also be able to sign up for alerts at that time. As for the official name… App World. Yep, it’s fairly obvious that the App Store model works and competitors aren’t even bothering with trying to distinguish their offerings from the godfather. In fact by shamelessly copying the name of Apple’s portal, RIM is likely (and wisely) hoping potential customers immediately make the connection with the successful Apple shop and dive right in. So there you have it folks — the on-device App World portal will likely launch to users fairly soon so get those credit cards ready, recession be damned.

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  • http://Davidthande.blogspot.com David Thande

    Whatever I’m switching to VZ for the faster network and getting the Storm….I welcome the App World so that I can get stupid applications geared towards middle schoolers!

    Bitch about the weak economy!

  • Nerdherder

    Whatev man, the site says a Paypal account is required to download App World. I quit using Paypal because of their fees and the fact that tricksters from all over the globe kept sending me money from hijacked accounts. Why cant I just use my credit/debit card?

  • patv

    i havent gotten any alerts yet and i signed up… wasnt it supposed to be at ten?

  • http://www.k5live.com Likeabite

    Again BGR takes its shots at RIM and acts like its normal…App World definitely sounds better than the App Store…App World actually makes App Store sound wack if you really look at the two names…but of course anything Apple related can’t be gay…like the App Store was around before Handango and all the other stores…riiiight…but yet I didn’t hear any copycat references…smh

  • vz

    Does everyone understand the point of this site? (other than to inform on the latest developments in tech). The bias towards Apple keeps everyone engaged. Every story must have the Apple vs BB angle written in-throw a little gas on the fire and enjoy. It’s all good fun really.

  • jazzyl

    Cool lets just wait and see how it goes with the appworld!! Please people give RIM a chance

    Sent via BlackBerry

  • Hardeep

    I never knew apple invented the word “app”.. maybe they patented it..

  • Ervel Flick

    Uh, duh, it’s in the company name. APPle.

  • Bob

    I’m looking forward to seeing this in action, hopefully it will share in the success of Apple’s version.

  • Captain Rotten

    Get here now! I want some sweet apps for my Storm. Although I wish they had $1.99 apps, I’d probably be more apt to lay down $2 as opposed to $3. Why buy two apps when you could get 3 for the same price?!

  • 1jaxstate1

    Hope they have some useful apps there and not a bunch of bullshit like they have in the app store.

  • backbeat

    Hopefully, apps like Pocket Informant for Blackberry will make it into the RIM store. Blackberry, especially the Storm, needs as much heavy-app support as possible.

  • TF

    I just saw that they only accept PayPal. Not a great idea…

  • Crunch

    This is hardly the first time that somebody, or a company as a whole, comes up with a great idea like the AppStore, only for another company to come along to duplicate that very idea. Let’s not involve ourselves in reinventing the wheel; time is money. :D And in the process, the new company is making the original idea better.

    Illegal? Nope. Opportunistic? You better believe it! (see competition, capitalism, good times)

  • j

    “Yep, it’s fairly obvious that the App Store model works and competitors aren’t even bothering with trying to distinguish their offerings from the godfather”

    XBox Live Arcade was launched in 2005… … ..

  • Phil

    Hey Zach – is there a queer app at the Apple App store? Is that why you have such a hard on for all that is Apple?

  • smis

    Can’t we all just get along?

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