Comments on: Rumor: Did RIM Buy Dash Navigation? If so that would be awesome!

By: DavidB

DavidB — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:14:12 +0000

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!!

By: GeekyDad

GeekyDad — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:20:32 +0000

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.

By: Ronen Halevy

Ronen Halevy — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:58:55 +0000

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

By: GeekyDad

GeekyDad — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:13:18 +0000

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.