This article doesn't really address the issue that QNX is not a stand-out against other OSs, it is on par (in most ways what users want from their devices).<p>The strength which RIM will hopefully leverage will be in providing services to the installed base where QNX already exists. <a href="http://www.qnx.com/news/pr_1329_3.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.qnx.com/news/pr_1329_3.html</a> (note, this list is from 2005)<p>If a Blackberry pairs better with your car, television and other consumer electronics, would you be more likely to buy one? As an example, Jag/Land Rover were showing some capabiltities <a href="http://crackberry.com/cars-blackberry-world-jaguar-w-blackberry-integration-and-qnx-concept-corvette" rel="nofollow">http://crackberry.com/cars-blackberry-world-jaguar-w-blackbe...</a>
They are using vnc in that example, but apparently the core of the dash system is QNX.