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Mobile Minute: RIM gets possessive, kills Iris development on WinMo

Yesterday, RIM acquired Torch Media in a further step to turn the Blackberry into an iPod. Ok, so maybe that's not their goal -- but they have an app store, they did steal U2, and now they're bringing a Webkit-based browser front and center.

Now, Torch doesn't currently have a version of Iris for the Blackberry platform which means they'll have to get to work. How do you quickly clear your schedule so you can start developing for a new platform? Why not kill off work for the version that runs on your competitor's OS?

WM Experts have received word from Torch Mobile's spokesman that development on the Windows Mobile/CE version is coming to an end. That should give the crew at Torch plenty of time to crank out their BB port.

In all fairness, the Blackberry is in much more dire need of a better browser than WinMo.

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