Comments on: RIM recruiting iPhone developer

By: g

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:22:40 +0000

phones are cool

By: Burch

Burch — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:15:53 +0000

Actually, I am trying to get in contact with someone who knows iPhone programming… I have begun a small project and want to see if someone else could help me complete and share the profits for it. Do you know much about developing for iPhone?

By: Trevor Stafford

Trevor Stafford — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:08:57 +0000

WRONG. This job is not related to the iPhone, it’s related to working on BlackBerry for Mac’s syncing software.

I know this for a fact.

By: Mog

Mog — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:34:23 +0000

“Macs.” Not “MAC’s.” No all-caps. No apostrophe. It’s not that hard. Seriously.

By: YoYo

YoYo — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:27:02 +0000

@ keymaker

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

By: James

James — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:14:47 +0000

They are getting ready to throw in the towel and merge with (the big bite my apple) Steve Jobs.

By: blah

blah — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:21:18 +0000

Think this article is wrong… only mention of Mac developer positions is… Software Developer (Mac OS X platform) (0801353)

Sounds more like a desktop connector type of thingie.

Also, with fear of flame baiting, who would want to work on mac projects in waterloo when the developer could just as easily work in beautiful southern california.

By: blah

blah — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:09:08 +0000

Let’s pray that that persons first project is to port webkit browser.

By: The Undude

The Undude — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:06:25 +0000

One reason a corporate It shop would want to support Blackberry Connect is because they already do – so they don’t need to add something new. And so they stay with what’s familiar. I’m not saying it’s better. Also, once RIM software is unplugged, it will be hard for RIM to get back into IT installations.

By: keymaker

keymaker — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:02:35 +0000

Reverse engineering sounds about right, Meizu is already doing it & there not having a good time from what i can see. Why would Rim offer any kind of support for the iphone??? iphone is the competition remember, if you did not see the iphone SDK keynote you should see it so you can understand how Rim works & how exchange works, Why would anyone use Rim when you can bypass them??? here a link to the video keynote, you might learn a thing or two http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/iphoneroadmap/

By: bluehorseshoe

bluehorseshoe — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:26:34 +0000

Headline is so NY Post.

By: Tyler Brock

Tyler Brock — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:49:46 +0000

you guys are morons, why would they develop BB connect for the iphone, the push solution that firmware 2.0 has is better! I hope this is going to be for bbm support added to iphone, holla.

By: The Undude

The Undude — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:06:27 +0000

Of those three choices, I’d go with developing Blackberry Connect for the iPhone. They need to do this badly. Pent up demand for iPhone devices from the business-folks who have Blacberries and who are jealous of seeing what their kids are doing on iPhones is causing companies to adopt Exchange Mobile capabilities in preparation for the ActiveSync capable iPhone 2.0. With Blackberry Connect for iPhone, RIM gets to keep a foot in the door of all those IT shops that have already deployed Blackberry Connect. This gives RIM a chance to win back defecting device owners without loosing the foothold in Corporate IT departments. This is important for when RIM announce their own iPhone like finger friendly devices to those execs who defected.

By: Robert Morgen

Robert Morgen — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:04:38 +0000

I’m still happy with my boring old Palm Tungsten. Haven’t made the leap to the iPhones yet.

By: sprat

sprat — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:30:41 +0000

p.s. what does that side by side pic prove? last time i checked the pearl came out a lot earlier than the iPhone did?

By: sprat

sprat — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:29:22 +0000

You need to check your sources because this job posting does not exist.

By: The Boy Genius

The Boy Genius — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:15:28 +0000

@ Mark

Look at the two devices side my side above in that photo. I rest my case.

By: The Boy Genius

The Boy Genius — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:14:59 +0000

@ Mark

While Josh could have used a better choice of words, there is nothing dumb about RIM possibly hiring someone with knowledge of Mac OS to see how Apple’s API works in their iPhone SDK. RIM’s SDK currently is a sad excuse for a SDK, so anything that they can “borrow” ideas from is a step in the right direction in my book.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:07:08 +0000

seriously I think the reverse engineer comment is the single dumbest thing I have read today. BGR once again shows that they have absolutely no knowledge about how anything actually works.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:39:17 +0000

Maybe they are tired of the superior polish and execution of the iPhone’s softare? I have been and still am a blackberry user, and I appreciate the simplicity, but does that mean it has to be straight up boring?

By: Tommy

Tommy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:22:45 +0000

Nice sensationalist title there guys.

By: Jeff B.

Jeff B. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:01:29 +0000

Now we know where apple got their inspiration for the iPhone…THANKS RIM!!!

By: Aaron J. Walker

Aaron J. Walker — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:33:59 +0000

I vote for the first and third. RIM wants to get a native Blackberry app on those MACs and make sure BlackBerry Connect can work on the iPhone.

Just like Microsoft licensed Exchange for the iPhone, RIM doesn’t want to leave all those iPhone users out of the mix.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:22:38 +0000

How about developing a application like there is for windows mobile that is almost complete that will allow you to run blackberry os on it.

By: inc

inc — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:57:04 +0000

reverse engineering… ha ha ha ha