Blackberry App Store set to open April 1

In a move that the Blackbery-toting world desperately hopes isn't a giant April Fool's Day joke, RIMM is set to FINALLY open an "App World" to directly compete with the Apple's (much better named) App Store. It looks like it's set to court the higher-end clientele (read: rich business types) that RIMM can boast, with a minimum app price of $2.99. I've always been of the opinion that the Blackberry hardware is superior to anything else out there (minus the Storm, iPhone clones have troubles of their owns) because their keyboards are simply better than anything else out there. Say what you want, I need my physical keyboard to type effectively and quickly, and Blackberry does that better than anybody else (I'm looking at you, Palm Centro). Now let's see if they can get any actual apps on there, or if it's just gonna be filled with $2.99 fart apps.

(via BusinessWeek, Engadget, and BoyGeniusReport)