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Though Research In Motion, the creator of the BlackBerry handset and operating system, has adamantly denied that they will be licensing any part of the new BlackBerry system to other companies, Thorsten Heins has apparently changed his mind on the subject.<\/p>\n
QNX, BlackBerry 10\u2019s new OS, is \u201calready licensed across the automotive sector\u2026 we could do that with BlackBerry 10 if we choose to,\u201d and Heins added later in an interview with Bloomberg that \u201cthe platform can be licensed.\u201d<\/p>\n
This does not mean the software will be licensed, however, and there don\u2019t appear to be any plans in the works to do so. There is also a recent statement from Samsung, who had considered using BlackBerry 10 technology, saying that they will not be buying any licenses for any software from RIM.<\/p>\n
Licensing simply means that a third-party phone maker can use a specific technology on their devices. For example, Google licenses Android technology to over a dozen handset makers, and it has worked out for the best for the search engine giant. The OS\u2019s market share takes over 50{7e4ee7cd997d36f6dec43befd6b19c37edf0959bbf61766e988f901dd91e96d7} of the market that isn\u2019t occupied by iOS, according to a recent survey at ComScore.<\/p>\n
“We’re not here to fight for third or fourth place,” Heins concluded. The BlackBerry OS is currently behind both Android and iOS. \u201cWe plan to eventually rise up above our current standing.\u201d<\/p>\n