Qatar today march 2012 88 cepticism has shrouded RIM’s policy decisions in recent years, as Samsung and Apple have not only caught up with the pioneer osmart phones but innovated to such a degree that BlackBerry devices are now perceived as antiquated, or out-o-touch. Many reckon that RIM will go the way oPalm, eeling that it reneged on one othe rst principles ogood business – promote your strengths. Instead they tried to compete in the tablet market rom scratch – abandoning any development with their perorming smartphone or a signicant period. But Heins was bullish about RIM’s prospects and threw water on the ames odoubt as he reeled ocountries where BlackBerry devices were outselling their competitors. “Netherlands, UK, Spain, Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia and South Arica,” he boasted during his keynote address to over 2,000 attendees, most owhom were developers rom across Europe. taG tHIS s BlackBerry calling out to developers It may Have been bItterly cold In amSterdam laSt montH, but applIcatIon developerS weren’t about to GIve tHe cold SHoulder to blackberry producer reSearcH-In-motIon’S (rIm)fIrSt ever ‘devcon’ In europe, aS word Spread tHat ItS new ceo, tHorSten HeInS, waS to detaIl planS to provIde a framework to Help developerS Get rIm back on track. altHouGH HeInS wIll tell you tHey were never deraIled. B y rory coEn Young developers getting a feel for their newplaYBook’s at the recent devcon summit in amsterdam
