Those from BGR have obtained information from sources inside the RIM company that claim that future smartphones/tablets produced by the company could run applications for Android OS. It seems that RIM is looking for ways to implement "java virtual machines" - to understand a system that runs Java applications - in the operating system of its tablets and smartphones. Of course, there are several types of such "virtual machines" on the market and RIM would prefer to use a certain model called Dalvik which is also used by Android OS to run applications.
Here is the big news: we have been told RIM is very much considering the Dalvik virtual machine, and we ultimately expect the company to choose Dalvik. If that sounds familiar to you, it's because it's the same VM that the Android OS uses, and it would allow RIM's PlayBook and other QNX devices to run just about any application built for the Android platform.
According to those from BGR, there are 2 scenarios for the whole situation: one in which BlackBerry would only develop a method to run Android applications on its devices; and another in which RIM and Google would collaborate to implement a system that would allow the running of Android applications. If RIM decides to implement such a system on the PlayBook or BlackBerry smartphones, then there are great chances that the company will regain the market share it lost to the iPhone and iOS. I liked from the very beginning the way the BlackBerry Playbook works, and if RIM, but what is foreshadowed now could be the impetus that would convince many not to purchase an iPad tablet in favor of a RIM product.
