BlackBerry CEO says BB10 platform can run 98% of Android apps
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 2:56AM 
BlackBerry continues to struggle for relevance in the mobile space dominated by Android and iOS. But according to the company’s CEO John Chen, it has one ace up its sleeve that might tip consumers to consider their products. In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Chen said its latest BlackBerry 10 platform is capable of running 98% of all Android apps.
“Android’s strength isn’t really the quality of the phone, which BlackBerry has. BlackBerry phones are well put together. We have a great BlackBerry Messenger experience, a great operating system. And it’s the most secure phone. Secure not only in data, but in personal identity. Younger consumers love all kinds of apps, and BlackBerry runs 98% of all the Android apps. All BlackBerry die-hards know they can run Android apps,” Chen said.
Source: Ubergizmo
Reader Comments (1)
There are several ways to load Android apps onto your BlackBerry! You can download directly from the Amazon BlackBerry app, use a tool like SNAP where you can side load Android apps, or you can use a BlackBerry dev kit to wrap the android app inside of a CASSCADES app!
With all these options, why even have an Android when you can buy a BlackBerry instead which is 10x more reliable and has better battery power! I just bought my White Z10 from the BlackBerry store! w00t W00T! :)