. Research In Motion will be removing the ability to sideload applications on the BlackBerry PlayBook in a future software update, RIM's VP of developer relations Alex Saunders said. After the update, PlayBook owners will only be able to download and install applications through BlackBerry App World. Saunders said the reason was to prevent piracy, claiming that more than 25% of Android apps are downloaded illegally. “Piracy is a huge problem for Android devs, and we don't want to duplicate the chaotic cesspool of Android market,” he said.
Boy Genius Report, RIM adding restrictions to PlayBook to avoid creating a ‘chaotic cesspool' like Android market
