Two Large Developers leave BlackBerry

TORONTO, - Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) started to lose support from the developers of the software (the software). A number of leading software developers decided not to again create a program for BlackBerry devices made ​​by manufacturers.

Two Large Developers leave BlackBerry

Two companies of software developers who make the decision of Seesmic Inc. and Mobile Roadie LLC. Seesmic is a company that develops social media applications, while the Mobile Roadie LLC is the maker of a program aimed at fans of the Miami Dolphins and country singer Taylor Swift.

Purple Forge Corp., which makes the program of political campaigning and voting also will stop building the BlackBerry version of the application, unless a customer asks.

"Companies have to choose, which would put existing resources to support growth. We are experiencing explosive growth is the iPhone and the Android operating system," said Chief Executive Officer of Seesmic, Loic Le MEUR.

Last week, RIM said revenue per quarter this year will likely go down the first time in nine years. RIM also plans to cut the number of workers. Shares of companies based in Ontario, Canada was down 12.9 percent, while shares of Apple and Android developers actually rose to three-fold or 36 percent.

However, RIM said it will continue to increase the number of programs for customers. "There are more than 35,000 applications in the company's online store, up more than 25,000 applications in March," said Marisa Conway, a spokesman for RIM. But, there are more than 200,000 applications in the Android Market, and more than 425,000 in the Apple App Store