After iPhone and Android versions, BlackBerry is exploring other platforms for its BBM client. According to BlackBerry Scoop, the Canadian company may be working to bring its app to new places, including Windows Phone and tablets (iPad and Android). Moreover, a desktop app may also be in works as well as a web version that should work across different devices (as long as they have a web browser).
It makes sense to have an IM client accessible on as many platforms as possible and we do think BlackBerry is onto something with such strategy. It can’t make money from selling phones, perhaps it will able to do so from offering low-cost phone calls, and eventually turn into a VoIP provider. Hopefully that won’t be the case, but it’s a good idea to have a diverse income sources, nonetheless…