RIM to offer all Blackberry users free apps starting October 19

17 October, 2011
In order to make up for its server outages, Research in Motion will offer its users premium apps for free.

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  • m
  • madre
  • fu4
  • 18 Oct 2011

they are still NOT free. i've checked like 5 mins ago.

    • C
    • Cruxitiv
    • ftM
    • 18 Oct 2011

    It is annoying to go to the bb app market and be told that it is not available in 'your country.' I've used BB/BIS in Ghana for years starting from MTN/Areeba and now Vodafone. I'm a heavy user but I don't have the benefit of the app market. When are we in Africa and some other 'impoverished' countries getting access to the app store of RIM?

    Free BB apps will not matter to me if I don't have access to the store. And is RIM saying the apology is for only the'important' markets? We were all affected by the 3-day outtage. RIM, sit up, otherwise I will quit. Please!

      • m
      • maniacks
      • w4q
      • 18 Oct 2011

      BB are not offering any free apps in india .. one of bb's largest markets... there used to be more than 2 million bb users in india ... i doubt anyone will stik aroun if they are treated like second rated customers ...

        • G
        • G man
        • mX1
        • 18 Oct 2011

        Much appreciated Rim, had to resort back to texting with that outage :O :O

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          • Anonymous
          • wdQ
          • 18 Oct 2011

          Hope this is not applicable to India!!!

            • S
            • SB
            • d63
            • 18 Oct 2011

            Free apps to the world but not for India.

            Shame BB

              • D
              • AnonD-538
              • P@Y
              • 18 Oct 2011

              For the most part the rest of the world won't really care. This is getting really sad for DinoBerry.

                • j
                • jhun_cadz
                • J9S
                • 18 Oct 2011

                Blackberry forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                  • A
                  • Ajith
                  • vwv
                  • 18 Oct 2011

                  What most people fail to understand is the fact that as a gesture it is great on RIM's part to do something like this. Even after their Co-CEO apologized personally for the failure in service for a few days, they still come out with this goodie bag!

                  At least they are willing to accept their failure without pointing any fingers at others and have in the process become more human than ever before.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 49H
                    • 18 Oct 2011

                    lol, I already get a free app from android amazon market every day...

                      • ?
                      • Anonymous
                      • wHr
                      • 18 Oct 2011

                      Anonymous, 17 Oct 2011Thanks RIM for doing this to your loyal customers. I love B... moreWhere is RIM now in its competition with Apple?

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                        • Anonymous
                        • PVa
                        • 18 Oct 2011

                        Hmmm...I wonder...how blackberry user play N.O.V.A in their qwerty blackberry handset...
                        using the qwerty??

                          • k
                          • k
                          • t7T
                          • 18 Oct 2011

                          i hope i will experience this i still don't have m,y BB and i'm afraid it will come in 2012 jannuary :(

                            • M
                            • Marcelo
                            • mn0
                            • 18 Oct 2011

                            Cirez, 17 Oct 2011all my bb friends are on android now :(Very sad, indeed. Poor guys... Android is not good.... :(

                              • j
                              • juicyberry
                              • 3sE
                              • 17 Oct 2011

                              Dats kool thankz RIM

                                • C
                                • Cirez
                                • t}B
                                • 17 Oct 2011

                                all my bb friends are on android now :(

                                  • s
                                  • scoobykay
                                  • ftV
                                  • 17 Oct 2011

                                  cool reward!!!!. this is now going to make me to buy RIM product soon because i like seen varieties of apps in ma phone...

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • q}m
                                    • 17 Oct 2011

                                    Thanks RIM for doing this to your loyal customers. I love BlackBerry and will always support you guys. I have more respect for RIM after they admitted to their mistakes unlike Apple who make excuses and hide from their mistakes. Love RIM!

                                      • m
                                      • mesh
                                      • PUB
                                      • 17 Oct 2011

                                      wad a great news

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                                        • AnonD-9875
                                        • 40M
                                        • 17 Oct 2011

                                        AnonD-16334, 17 Oct 2011RIM should quit.... now a days Rim may have 1000 users all... moreThere are 1,000 BB users in my neighborhood alone.