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  6. Quotes about QNX

    1. “ Keep in mind, that QNX wasn't originally designed for mobile environments but rather for devices like network equipment and automobiles, where battery life isn't as much a constraint. ”
      Shaw Wu in Analysts Say RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Has Battery Problems
    2. “ QNX is an operating system that was always intended to support other operating systems. ”
      In RIM: PlayBook app strategy may look schizophrenic, but there's a bigger plan at work

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    2. Apple iPad Dominance Will Disappear by 2015

      Explore eweekeurope.co.uk (Nov 2 2011) Marketing

      Comment "Set your life time more easy take the home loans and everything you want." - RyanDollie

      Apple iPad Dominance Will Disappear by 2015 ...ercent of the consumer tablet market by that 2014-2015 timeframe, beating down Research In Motion’s QNX operating system, but losing out to iOS (30 percent) and Android (50 percent). Apple to dominate bu... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Apple   Microsoft Windows

    3. Survey says: RIM’s core users are abandoning ship

      Explore GigaOM (Oct 20 2011)

      Survey says: RIM’s core users are abandoning ship ...ered the challenge from competing mobile platforms such as Apple iOS and Google Android. It bought QNX in April, 2010 to meet that challenge, but so far the purchase has only amounted to an incomplete ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Kevin C. Tofel   Infoworld   Research In Motion Ltd.

    4. Verizon Ceo: A Third Mobile Platform Will Emerge In The Next 12 Months

      Explore TechCrunch (Sep 21 2011)

      Verizon Ceo: A Third Mobile Platform Will Emerge In The Next 12 Months ...us options, McAdam said he sees Samsung's Bada, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5, or RIM's forthcoming QNX-based BlackBerry platform to fill the spot. "The carriers are beginning to coalesce around the need... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Samsung   AT&T

    5. Rim's U.S. sales plunged by 50% in Q2

      Explore FierceWireless (Sep 21 2011)

      ...nt market share. RIM has been criticized for moving too slowly to launch its smartphones based on QNX software, which powers its PlayBook tablet. RIM recently updated its platform and handset lineup wi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Apple   Securities and Exchange Commission

    6. Rumor Mill: Sprint delaying BlackBerry PlayBook launch

      Explore FierceWireless (May 5 2011)

      ...yBook on sale for $499 RIM CMO Pardy departs as BlackBerry PlayBook launch loomsRIM's transition to QNX hinges on software development, not hardware RIM teases LTE, HSPA+ versions of the PlayBookRIM's Le... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Hspa   LTE   AT&T

    7. RIM unveils shiny new BlackBerry 7 OS, only for shiny new BlackBerrys

      Explore Ars Technica (May 2 2011)

      RIM unveils shiny new BlackBerry 7 OS, only for shiny new BlackBerrys ...bed as an upgrade to BlackBerry 6 OS, and version 7 is still based on that platform rather than the QNX operating system used in the PlayBook tablet. However, the impact of the new capabilities—in partic... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Hspa   BlackBerry Bold   Research In Motion Ltd.

    8. RIM: PlayBook app strategy may look schizophrenic, but there's a bigger plan at work

      Explore TELEPHONY Online (Apr 25 2011)

      RIM: PlayBook app strategy may look schizophrenic, but there's a bigger plan at work ...e, something it could never do if it required all apps to be built on the operating system’s native QNX platform, Les Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) approach to applications for the new BlackBerry Pl... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   SDK   BlackBerry App World   Research In Motion Ltd.

    9. RIM chiefs counter PlayBook tablet criticism ahead of launch

      Explore FierceWireless (Apr 15 2011)

      ...onger." Another major criticism is the lack of apps for the PlayBook, which runs on software from QNX. RIM has said it will launch with 3,000 apps, although the PlayBook will be able to run application... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   LTE   AT&T   Apple

    10. Gartner Predicts Android Tablet Success

      Explore eweekeurope.co.uk (Apr 12 2011) Marketing

      ...ok to fight over. Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi noted that RIM made a smart move betting on the QNX operating system to bring performance, graphics and multitasking to the PlayBook, it will take ti... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Motorola   Apple

    11. Android To Gain 49 Percent Smartphone Market Slice

      Explore eweekeurope.co.uk (Apr 8 2011) Marketing

      Android To Gain 49 Percent Smartphone Market Slice ...r and business markets. Gartner said it factored-in RIM’s migration from the BlackBerry OS to the QNX operating system for its PlayBook in 2012, bringing more advanced features than the current Bla... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   ABI Research

    12. RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook to run Android apps

      Explore FierceWireless (Mar 24 2011)

      ... payment data RIM, Microsoft ink cloud computing deal for BlackBerry subscribersRIM's transition to QNX hinges on software development, not hardwareRIM's PlayBook may run Android apps RIM teases LTE, HSP... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   LTE   AT&T

    13. Analysts Say RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Has Battery Problems

      Explore eweekeurope.co.uk (Dec 30 2010)

      Analysts Say RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Has Battery Problems ...nstead of running RIMs freshly redesigned BlackBerry 6, runs a new mobile OS based on software from QNX, which RIM acquired in April from Harman. The latter had used a version of the OS in millions of ve... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   BlackBerry OS   Research In Motion Ltd.

    14. Too many tablets, too few buyers?

      Explore blogs.gartner.com (Dec 16 2010)

      ...to buy an iPad for use around the home and I don’t want a nearly-obsolete V1. Thirdly we have RIM’s QNX tablet using Flash which is likely to emerge in Q1 to join a crowd of unusably small 7″ tablets. An... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Motorola   Nokia

    15. How RIM’s PlayBook Could Have Succeeded

      Explore TechCrunch (Nov 6 2010)

      How RIM’s PlayBook Could Have Succeeded ...ent entities. RIM’s tech people understand that: it’s why the PlayBook runs a brand-new OS built by QNX, a company they bought earlier this year, rather than a new iteration of the archaic BlackBerry OS.... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   SDK   Nokia   Apple

    16. RIM opens its PlayBook – tablets clearly set for dominance

      Explore The Register (Oct 3 2010)

      ...tead run a new software platform, called BlackBerry Tablet OS, but based on Neutrino, acquired with QNX earlier this year. This has not been used much in mobile devices but has scored for robustness and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Amazon.com   BlackBerry OS

    17. The end of the beginning of the app store wars

      Explore blogs.gartner.com (Oct 1 2010)

      ... explaining to developers exactly how they’re going to deal with two different platforms – Java and QNX, because the rumours are that QNX might migrate onto RIM handsets in the long term. The topics discussed in these PR skirmishes are i... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Nokia   Apple   Nick Jones

    18. BlackBerry Said To Be Readying Tablet Computer for Its Close-up

      Explore Unified Communications (Sep 22 2010) Marketing

      BlackBerry Said To Be Readying Tablet Computer for Its Close-up ...he tablet, RIM will be introducing an entirely new OS to power the device, probably one designed by QNX Software Systems, an Ottawa-based provider of operating system software and services, middleware an... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   BlackBerry OS   Research In Motion Ltd.   QNX Software Systems

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