4 Comments to “Rumor: Did RIM Buy Dash Navigation? If so that would be awesome!”

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   Posted by: GeekyDad

   June 4, 2009 at 4:13 pm EST

   Or RIM will simply sell it to carriers for them to resell to consumers and make a profit on it just like they do now. You didn’t think the carriers rolled their own navigation app and service, did you? They’re simply reselling the products and services of Networks in Motion and TeleNav with customizations for their network. There’s no reason RIM couldn’t do the same thing, but with a much better BlackBerry user experience.

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   Posted by: Ronen Halevy

   June 4, 2009 at 6:58 pm EST

   RIM just responded to me and confirmed that they did purchase Dash

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   Posted by: GeekyDad

   June 4, 2009 at 11:20 pm EST

   I think it was an excellent move on RIM’s part. I use VZ Navigator on my Curve, and I think navigation on cell phones is becoming a fast growing area in the mobile world. I know I wouldn’t be without it. And I bet RIM and Dash come up with the some pretty cool navigation solutions for our BlackBerries.

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   Posted by: DavidB

   June 5, 2009 at 8:14 am EST

   I so wanted a Dash for the “networked” aspects, then I changed employer and started working from home and couldn’t justify the price when I’m not in rush hour traffic to get the benefit.

   I think RIM is at a crossroads with LBS. Almost all their devices now have GPS, and this gives app developers a wide target audience. Combine that with carriers loosening their GPS restrictions. I too hope RIM has the stones to stand up to the carriers, heck, maybe we are already seeing that with the Storm? So anyway, RIM has to decide if they want to really push the “BlackBerry” brand and make their platform MORE carrier independent, or become just another maker of devices such as an HTC. Evidence is the former, so let’s keep our fingers crossed!!

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