Netflix: No plan to support BlackBerry OS or PlayBook OS

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Netflix on Thursday revealed that it has no plans to bring its streaming service to Research In Motion’s mobile platforms. With the release of the Playbook 2.0 update, it was not immediately clear whether the company would port its existing Android app to the platform or perhaps create a native app for RIM’s tablet OS, however neither will be the case. ”We don’t have any current plans to support BlackBerry devices, including PlayBook,” the company confirmed on Twitter. Netflix has more than 24 million U.S. subscribers and it recently expanded its streaming-only service to make it available in Canada and parts of Latin America. Read on for a screen capture of Netflix’s confirmation.

[Via Reuters]

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=550195592 Matt Gallien

    The service in Canada is horrible anyway. I don’t want to pay a monthly fee to stream movies from 3yrs ago. No loss there.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=550195592 Matt Gallien

    The service in Canada is horrible anyway. I don’t want to pay a monthly fee to stream movies from 3yrs ago. No loss there.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=779601423 Mitch ‘Chocs’ City-Love

    I voted with my wallet also, to not support Blackberry based on QNX especially when they could have just ported over their Android app at the minimum is pretty lazy and an insult to anyone of their subscribers who own a Playbook.

    Just because there is such a bias in the general media about RIM and its products does not mean people are not finding out for themselves about the product and actually enjoying them. The Playbook is quite powerful with its ONX base and its ability to support so many different development platforms.

    By building for the Playbook they will be building for the future of RIM, Blackberry 10, which will surprise are the RIM naysayers especially the Cascades framework they have coming.

    RIM might be late to the party but they will be packing when they do arrive!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=740475293 Eduardo Chavez

    That’s funny.. you are really funny… man I can’t believe how funny you are… guys! guys! come and check this guy.. he’s very funny!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676090083 Sterling Smith

    Danny Mendez It just shows the ignorance iphone and some android phone users have. Sad really that something happens with RIM or in this case, Netflix and RIM not playing well together, that all the other platform users jump all over and make fun of RIM or its BB users. Heaven forbid the great almighty “Apple” do something wrong and it get scorned. Oh wait, they have fucked up many times. Last big incident would be Antenna gate almost 2 yrs ago, and the fix was let our isheep people have a rubber case and that silenced everyone. But if RIM did something like antenna gate, and that same fix was applied, it would still be front page news. But then again, the reason everyone bashes RIM and Blackberry is because they are the true Kings of smartphones and nothing better then to throw stones at the company at the top!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676090083 Sterling Smith

    Danny Mendez It just shows the ignorance iphone and some android phone users have. Sad really that something happens with RIM or in this case, Netflix and RIM not playing well together, that all the other platform users jump all over and make fun of RIM or its BB users. Heaven forbid the great almighty “Apple” do something wrong and it get scorned. Oh wait, they have fucked up many times. Last big incident would be Antenna gate almost 2 yrs ago, and the fix was let our isheep people have a rubber case and that silenced everyone. But if RIM did something like antenna gate, and that same fix was applied, it would still be front page news. But then again, the reason everyone bashes RIM and Blackberry is because they are the true Kings of smartphones and nothing better then to throw stones at the company at the top!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676090083 Sterling Smith

    Danny Mendez It just shows the ignorance iphone and some android phone users have. Sad really that something happens with RIM or in this case, Netflix and RIM not playing well together, that all the other platform users jump all over and make fun of RIM or its BB users. Heaven forbid the great almighty “Apple” do something wrong and it get scorned. Oh wait, they have fucked up many times. Last big incident would be Antenna gate almost 2 yrs ago, and the fix was let our isheep people have a rubber case and that silenced everyone. But if RIM did something like antenna gate, and that same fix was applied, it would still be front page news. But then again, the reason everyone bashes RIM and Blackberry is because they are the true Kings of smartphones and nothing better then to throw stones at the company at the top!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676090083 Sterling Smith

    Danny Mendez It just shows the ignorance iphone and some android phone users have. Sad really that something happens with RIM or in this case, Netflix and RIM not playing well together, that all the other platform users jump all over and make fun of RIM or its BB users. Heaven forbid the great almighty “Apple” do something wrong and it get scorned. Oh wait, they have fucked up many times. Last big incident would be Antenna gate almost 2 yrs ago, and the fix was let our isheep people have a rubber case and that silenced everyone. But if RIM did something like antenna gate, and that same fix was applied, it would still be front page news. But then again, the reason everyone bashes RIM and Blackberry is because they are the true Kings of smartphones and nothing better then to throw stones at the company at the top!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676090083 Sterling Smith

    Danny Mendez It just shows the ignorance iphone and some android phone users have. Sad really that something happens with RIM or in this case, Netflix and RIM not playing well together, that all the other platform users jump all over and make fun of RIM or its BB users. Heaven forbid the great almighty “Apple” do something wrong and it get scorned. Oh wait, they have fucked up many times. Last big incident would be Antenna gate almost 2 yrs ago, and the fix was let our isheep people have a rubber case and that silenced everyone. But if RIM did something like antenna gate, and that same fix was applied, it would still be front page news. But then again, the reason everyone bashes RIM and Blackberry is because they are the true Kings of smartphones and nothing better then to throw stones at the company at the top!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676090083 Sterling Smith

    Danny Mendez It just shows the ignorance iphone and some android phone users have. Sad really that something happens with RIM or in this case, Netflix and RIM not playing well together, that all the other platform users jump all over and make fun of RIM or its BB users. Heaven forbid the great almighty “Apple” do something wrong and it get scorned. Oh wait, they have fucked up many times. Last big incident would be Antenna gate almost 2 yrs ago, and the fix was let our isheep people have a rubber case and that silenced everyone. But if RIM did something like antenna gate, and that same fix was applied, it would still be front page news. But then again, the reason everyone bashes RIM and Blackberry is because they are the true Kings of smartphones and nothing better then to throw stones at the company at the top!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676090083 Sterling Smith

    Danny Mendez It just shows the ignorance iphone and some android phone users have. Sad really that something happens with RIM or in this case, Netflix and RIM not playing well together, that all the other platform users jump all over and make fun of RIM or its BB users. Heaven forbid the great almighty “Apple” do something wrong and it get scorned. Oh wait, they have fucked up many times. Last big incident would be Antenna gate almost 2 yrs ago, and the fix was let our isheep people have a rubber case and that silenced everyone. But if RIM did something like antenna gate, and that same fix was applied, it would still be front page news. But then again, the reason everyone bashes RIM and Blackberry is because they are the true Kings of smartphones and nothing better then to throw stones at the company at the top!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000713832949 Roly Gomez Puelles

    i forgot to mention the iPhone too …tihi

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1076926061 Anselm Marie

    Wow…people still use the argument “my mobile device does flash”. If that was really an issue Adobe would still be creating flash for mobile devices.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000010783719 Tony Trupia

    Blackberry has been dead in the water for well over a year or two now, don’t know why they don’t just sell their patents and get it over with

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000713832949 Roly Gomez Puelles

    YES I DO….BOLD 9900 WITH A BB PLAYBOOK…QUITE THE COMBO YOUD BE IMPRESSED IF YOU WORK THE TWO TOGETHER, MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN ^_^

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=740475293 Eduardo Chavez

    Is plain stupid, I would like to see Angry Birds available on all devices, not just, the main ones, also cut the rope, also plants vs zombies, etc. why would I want to have a tablet that is unique based on a shitty app? to help Apple / Netflix to charge more? to crash the rivals? Isn’t competition good for me as a consumer? Yes it is, shit, then give Netflix to everybody, is a onetime effort, I want for everybody to have the same apps, I don’t want that only one device has everything.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=504624408 Danny Mendez

    Eugen Baban Gino Hahah, I’d love to do that bad too!

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