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A few days ago when RIM fully announced the BlackBerry $10K Developer Commitment, a few folks were concerned whether or not Adobe AIR apps were included with that offer. At the time, they were not but now RIM has added them to the mix as well. Any developers building apps using AIR tools (BlackBerry 10 SDK for Adobe AIR, NME, Flash Builder) are eligible for both the Built for BlackBerry and the $10K Developer Commitment programs. Need to now more? Hit the link below to check out the full blog post from RIM.
Learn more about the Built for BlackBerry and the $10K Developer Commitment programs
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