BBM coming to iPhone April 26!

Rihanna · Mar 29, 2011, 06:25 PM

RIM had a Social Media conference today in Toronto, and my entire college business and marketing class was invited to the event. RIM's co-ceo Jim Balsillie revealed that they plan to bring BBM and "other services" to iPhone on April 26 via the app store. Major news networks are expected to pick up on this very soon! Balsillie also revealed that they plan to release an update to the app this summer which will take advantage of a new "notification system"!!!

daneoni · Mar 29, 2011, 06:33 PM

Someone pass the salt. I hope it's true but...

JamesMB · Mar 29, 2011, 06:41 PM

The download server will be busy on April 26.

There are a lot of people that want the functionality of BBM.

Mac'nCheese · Mar 29, 2011, 06:45 PM

I had to google BBM. hope u guys r talking about the first definition: black berry messaging and not the second: big bowel movement.

JamesMB · Mar 29, 2011, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac'nCheese

I had to google BBM. hope u guys r talking about the first definition: black berry messaging and not the second: big bowel movement.

LMAO...Yup BlackBerry Messaging.

Applejuiced · Mar 29, 2011, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac'nCheese

I had to google BBM. hope u guys r talking about the first definition: black berry messaging and not the second: big bowel movement.

Same thing

-aggie- · Mar 29, 2011, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac'nCheese

I had to google BBM. hope u guys r talking about the first definition: black berry messaging and not the second: big bowel movement.

I thought it was Big Black Male.

Maskusee · Mar 29, 2011, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by applejuiced

same thing:d

+ 1

QuarterSwede · Mar 29, 2011, 06:54 PM

After release maybe I'll finally understand why everyone loves BBM.

JamesMB · Mar 29, 2011, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuarterSwede

After release maybe I'll finally understand why everyone loves BBM.

I think Autotext is the biggie...

thetexan · Mar 29, 2011, 06:57 PM

I'm not sure if I can buy this or not:

-Why would RIM bring BBM to other platforms when it's a big reason people stick with RIM products? Unless they plan to charge a fee to use it or fill it with advertisements I don't see the business reason.

-Why would RIM slip this out in some informal presentation to a bunch of college students? This would be kept quiet until an announcement so they could control the story on their terms.

-I doubt RIM, one of Apple's competitors, is privy to what Apple is planning on doing in iOS 5 or any "new notification system".

Crystal-RX · Mar 29, 2011, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Applejuiced

Same thing

same here. We probably google too much. I even tried to google to see if they hold a social conference in Toronto today

Chundles · Mar 29, 2011, 07:00 PM

1. BlackBerry Playbook will run Android 2.3 apps.
2. BBM is moving to 3rd party platforms.

So, RIM has given up? No more advantages to going with a BlackBerry device.

big samm · Mar 29, 2011, 07:09 PM

They will do it because of apps like Pingchat, and kik messenger who are eating in their pie... And i think the bbm app on the iphone will be a strip down version of the real bbm... So they don't take away the real experience from the blackberry devices...

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Demosthenes X · Mar 29, 2011, 07:13 PM

I'd happily pay $5 - $10 for BBM on the iPhone. For whatever reason, my text messages seem to have big problems with delivery/receipt. I've switched to WhatsApp for those friends I've managed to convince to download it, but that's a pretty small number still.

The delivered/read indicators in BBM would be a lifesaver for my work. With text and email right now I have no idea if someone has received my message, and when it's time-critical that's frustrating...

JamesMB · Mar 29, 2011, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by big samm

And i think the bbm app on the iphone will be a strip down version of the real bbm... So they don't take away the real experience from the blackberry devices...

I agree, I bet it wont be the real deal...

big samm · Mar 29, 2011, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetexan

I'm not sure if I can buy this or not:

-Why would RIM bring BBM to other platforms when it's a big reason people stick with RIM products?

Google does it already... Why google maps would let apple use their map data base when they could keep it exclusivly for the android phones? Things have change... These companies want to be on all platforms they can be... And ios is a good place with 100million users...

Sent from my iPhone 4 using Tapatalk

GLS · Mar 29, 2011, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuarterSwede

After release maybe I'll finally understand why everyone loves BBM.

As a former Blackberry user, I can safely say that BBM is highly underrated for instant messenging from one Blackberry to another (or a group of other Blackberrys). The sent/received/read notifications are nice, and it is instantaneous---the ability to embed photos, docs, etc is great as well.

After switching to an iPhone, there were two things that I missed---a physical keyboard, and BBM. I'm over the keyboard...but I still miss BBM.

DDustiNN · Mar 29, 2011, 07:40 PM

What's wrong with just sending a text message...?

Jordan921 · Mar 29, 2011, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetexan

I'm not sure if I can buy this or not:

-Why would RIM bring BBM to other platforms when it's a big reason people stick with RIM products? Unless they plan to charge a fee to use it or fill it with advertisements I don't see the business reason.

-Why would RIM slip this out in some informal presentation to a bunch of college students? This would be kept quiet until an announcement so they could control the story on their terms.

-I doubt RIM, one of Apple's competitors, is privy to what Apple is planning on doing in iOS 5 or any "new notification system".

http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/03/exclus...droid-and-ios/

Merkie · Mar 29, 2011, 08:16 PM

It's not April 1st yet.

Crystal-RX · Mar 29, 2011, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merkie

It's not April 1st yet.

That's a good one! April fool day is coming up

big samm · Mar 29, 2011, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDustiNN

What's wrong with just sending a text message...?

Txt cost money buddy... You could bbm a friend from overseas and it wouldn't cost you a penny... With txt plan they charge you a arm and leg... Plus you have to exchange phone numbers to txt someone... Bbm uses pins... So you could give it to anyone as it's not related to your phone number but your device...

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mrat93 · Mar 29, 2011, 08:27 PM

This will be me if I see everybody posting statuses on FaceBook with their PINs all the time.

sviato · Mar 29, 2011, 08:54 PM

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8F190 Safari/6533.18.5)

They can potentially make money off of this. Charge $5 for the app then like $2-3 monthly for using their bis server

There are definitely people who would pay, I would

Mar 29, 2011, 06:25 PM	#1
Rihanna Banned Join Date: Mar 2011	BBM coming to iPhone April 26! RIM had a Social Media conference today in Toronto, and my entire college business and marketing class was invited to the event. RIM's co-ceo Jim Balsillie revealed that they plan to bring BBM and "other services" to iPhone on April 26 via the app store. Major news networks are expected to pick up on this very soon! Balsillie also revealed that they plan to release an update to the app this summer which will take advantage of a new "notification system"!!!
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Mar 29, 2011, 06:33 PM	#2
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JamesMB macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas	The download server will be busy on April 26. There are a lot of people that want the functionality of BBM. __________________ Search with: MRoogle 15" MBP 2.66 I7, with 4GB...iPhone 4 16GB
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Chundles macrumors G4 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Gong, Australia	1. BlackBerry Playbook will run Android 2.3 apps. 2. BBM is moving to 3rd party platforms. So, RIM has given up? No more advantages to going with a BlackBerry device. __________________ This is going straight to the Pool Room
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Mac'nCheese macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2010	I had to google BBM. hope u guys r talking about the first definition: black berry messaging and not the second: big bowel movement.
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Mar 29, 2011, 06:57 PM	#11
thetexan macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2009	I'm not sure if I can buy this or not: -Why would RIM bring BBM to other platforms when it's a big reason people stick with RIM products? Unless they plan to charge a fee to use it or fill it with advertisements I don't see the business reason. -Why would RIM slip this out in some informal presentation to a bunch of college students? This would be kept quiet until an announcement so they could control the story on their terms. -I doubt RIM, one of Apple's competitors, is privy to what Apple is planning on doing in iOS 5 or any "new notification system".
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Mar 29, 2011, 07:09 PM	#14
big samm macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2008	They will do it because of apps like Pingchat, and kik messenger who are eating in their pie... And i think the bbm app on the iphone will be a strip down version of the real bbm... So they don't take away the real experience from the blackberry devices... Sent from my iPhone 4 using Tapatalk __________________ iPhone 4 32gb, iPad 3G 32gb, atv2 , ipod nano 8gb (4th gen), 15"MacBook Pro 2009 model
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Mar 29, 2011, 07:13 PM	#15
Demosthenes X macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2008	I'd happily pay $5 - $10 for BBM on the iPhone. For whatever reason, my text messages seem to have big problems with delivery/receipt. I've switched to WhatsApp for those friends I've managed to convince to download it, but that's a pretty small number still. The delivered/read indicators in BBM would be a lifesaver for my work. With text and email right now I have no idea if someone has received my message, and when it's time-critical that's frustrating... __________________ 13" MacBook Pro: Pissing off elitist Mac users since 2009!
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Mar 29, 2011, 07:40 PM	#19
DDustiNN macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2011	What's wrong with just sending a text message...?
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Mar 29, 2011, 08:16 PM	#21
Merkie macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2008	It's not April 1st yet.
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Mar 29, 2011, 08:27 PM	#24
mrat93 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2006	This will be me if I see everybody posting statuses on FaceBook with their PINs all the time. __________________ iPhone 4S 64gb White Late 2011 15" MacBook Pro, 2.4 GHz i7, Hi-Res Antiglare
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Mar 29, 2011, 08:54 PM	#25
sviato macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Mississauga, Canada	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8F190 Safari/6533.18.5) They can potentially make money off of this. Charge $5 for the app then like $2-3 monthly for using their bis server There are definitely people who would pay, I would
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