RIM CEO Thorsten Heins.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
Research In Motion will launch devices running BlackBerry 10 at the end of the month, but the handset maker is still playing with the idea of licensing its new operating system to other manufacturers.
When asked whether RIM might license the new platform as Microsoft did with Windows Phone, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins told German newspaper Die Welt that it's not out of the realm of possibility.
"Before you licensed the software, you must show that the platform has a large potential," he said, "First we have to fulfill our promises. If such proof, a licensing is conceivable."
Licensing would allow third-party hardware makers to put the new OS on non-RIM devices. RIM has a lot riding on BlackBerry 10, which the company hopes will reinvigorate the brand. After some delay, RIM is expected to unveil handsets fort the new platform next week in a multiple-city debut.
When asked about the delay, Heins said the company's goal was to create a solid platform that would last a decade.
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