Apple Thoughts: RIM Launches App Store Knockoff

"Well Blackberry fans, your time has finally come. You no longer have to look at the iPhone App Store with envy as now, you to, have your very own official place to buy apps. Installation is simple, just download the App Store from your desktop or phone, hook up with a paypal account and voila, app store lovin!"

Okay, with all due respect, RIM, just having an App store doesn't make it worth using. As some of you know, my "work" phone is a BlackBerry Bold, and I tried out App World. I'll give it a pass because it's early on and the inventory of apps is a bit on the low side, but a lot of the "apps" are just home screen icons for mobile versions of some sites, not applications at all. At least they were free, but honestly, they just aren't applications.

I'll give it a pass also for its abysmal performance and chalk that up to the initial rush, but overall their knockoff can't compare to the original. Maybe that'll change in time.