Why are there no cool apps for Blackberry?

What makes the BlackBerry most vulnerable is its lack of cool applications? Asks Craig Phillips The LA Times.

Apple's App Store is jam-packed with 15,000 of them; iPhone and iPod Touch users have downloaded more than half a billion apps. There's a Google Android App Store, and the T-Mobile G1 phone that runs Android comes pre-loaded with a nifty anagram app, perfect for honing your Scrabble skills.

What's RIM got to offer? I asked the company where BlackBerry users might be able to find some free or cheap iPhone-like apps these days. Its reps sent me to two websites, Built for BlackBerry and Blackberry Solutions Catalog.

emily | 10:21 AM | Cell Phone Apps Related Articles |
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