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"&amp;lt;vc&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Research in Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis revealed Tuesday that the QNX-based BlackBerry Tablet OS in the upcoming PlayBook tablet will eventually make its way onto multi-core BlackBerry smartphones and different-sized tablets over the next ten years.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nLazaridis &amp;lt;a href=\"http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20101207/rim-co-ceo-mike-lazaridis-live-at-dive-into-mobile/\"&amp;gt;discussed&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; the BlackBerry maker's plans Tuesday with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference in San Francisco, Calif., &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;All Things Digital&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; reports.\r\n\r\nTo kick off the onstage interview, Lazaridis showed off the upcoming PlayBook tablet, which he called \"the perfect size.\" When questioned by Mossberg whether RIM is working on any other sizes, Lazaridis acknowledged the company's plans for different sizes.\r\n\r\nLazaridis emphasized that RIM is betting heavily on the PlayBook and its BlackBerry Tablet OS. \"This is a complete mobile computing platform,\" said Lazaridis. \"All of this is coming together to set up BlackBerry for the next decade.\"\r\n\r\nAccording to Lazaridis, the 7-inch PlayBook, which RIM &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/27/rim_unveils_7_inch_playbook_tablet_set_to_launch_in_early_2011.html\"&amp;gt;unveiled&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; in September, is still \"tracking\" for a first quarter launch.\r\n\r\nAs RIM's smartphones begin to include multi-core processors, \"they'll all be running the Playbook platform,\" said Lazaridis, who believes the PlayBook OS will help RIM \"jump into the next decade of mobile computing.\"\r\n\r\nWhen questioned whether RIM was leaving behind BlackBerry phones by moving ahead with next generation technology in tablets, Lazaridis emphasized RIM's global strategy. RIM won't abandon developing markets that have yet to reach 3G or 4G and can't afford high-end stuff, he explained.\r\n\r\nLazaridis also claimed during the interview that the BlackBerry began appealing to consumers by itself. \"We didn't go out and try to make BlackBerry a consumer device. It crossed over on its own,\" he said.\r\n\r\nRIM and Apple's strategies differ, according to Lazaridis. Apple is trying to upgrade a mobile phone OS for tablets, while RIM is starting with a \"bona-fide mobile computing platform\" for tablets, he asserted.\r\n\r\nReferencing the iPad's lack of Adobe Flash compatibility, Lazaridis asked, \"Why would you limit yourself?\" In November, RIM &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/16/rim_demonstrates_playbook_with_faster_web_browsing_than_apples_ipad.html\"&amp;gt;posted&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; a comparison video between the iPad and the PlayBook, touting the PlayBook's ability to run Flash.\r\n\r\nThe competition between Apple and RIM &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/17/apple_rim_rivalry_heating_up_over_apps_business.html\"&amp;gt;has increased&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; as RIM prepares to enter the tablet market, in which Apple has taken a substantial early lead.\r\n\r\nIn October Apple CEO Steve Jobs asserted that many 7-inch tablets would be &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/10/18/apples_steve_jobs_slams_google_rim_and_rival_tablet_makers_on_conference_call.html\"&amp;gt;dead on arrival&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie responded, claiming that \"many customers are getting tired of being told what to think by Apple.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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