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"Developers in all app stores employ a number of different monetization tactics. BlackBerry World is an open market for developers and we let market forces dictate the success or failure of these tactics"

Damn right. It's completely hypocritical that on one hand we point fingers at Apple for their closed market policy, then laugh when a developer floods an open market with apps.

Make your mind up.

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It's unrelated.

OP is making the point that app numbers mean nothing, given that someone can just find some RSS feeds and turn the handle to produce thousands of apps. Fine if BB wants to allow such apps, but it weakens the point of the CEO proclaiming the number in a keynote.

Apple does make some attempt to block blatant cookie-cutter apps, so I'd give Apple's app figure (900K) more credence on that basis. If apps like those 47K BlackBerry apps are allowed, maybe that's a Good Thing or not, but either way, it renders the app count completely arbitrary.

Talk about a false dichotomy. There are miles, worlds of difference between "Free for all where one guy can flood the market with literally 47 thousand crapware apps", and "Opaque and arbitrary approval process".

You are right. I myself earn my bread and butter by making those kind of apps. But then they are massively successful have high organic growth and make good amount of money on Android. I am targeting the niche segments.

Spam will happen in open markets and it is perfectly fine.

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