App World Insider Event with Alex Kinsella

[tanzim]

Hi Alex!

Thanks for being hear and answering out quires. Also thanks for making continuous improvements to appworld.

I believe you too like to increase the app world accessibility among all BB users. I understand that even after having positive intention towards that reality is different. There are issues like, legal/regulatory on the carrier billing and payment settlement. Can you please let us know some details in the issue (if there is anything)?

Like any application store, App World has two type of apps Free and Paid. While paid apps mostly face issues then why blocking FREE apps segment inaccessible to many countries? Like in my country Bangladesh.

During the initial days people used to have App world access (free ones). But now I (or any BB user) can't even access it!!! Now-a-days most app providers (including free ones too) gives app world link only for downloading apps. In such case what people should do? For example, BlackBerry Travel, BlackBerry Protect, Blackberry Avatar Builder, BlackBerry Mobile Conf. Apps etc. doesn't provide any other links beside app world link!! No Access to App World also diminishes PlayBook's appeal!! 

I hope you'll make the issue better understand to me and othe BB users. At least you can think of other alternate ways for giving access (like through manually connecting via web) to app world.

Wishing you all the best.

[akinsella]

Hi Tanzim,

It's important to us to bring App World to every country where BlackBerry and PlayBook are available.  This is especially true with PlayBook as App World is the only source of applications for it.  We have a number of countries launching soon - stay tuned to @blackberry account for updates.

Alex