The mobile market is so app orientated that it's probably the most important feature that consumers take into consideration when picking an operating system. As a BlackBerry 10 user I hope I can speak for most of us when I say that the OS and hardware are more important to me. Sure, apps are still have a place, but they are down the list of important features that I need on my smartphone.
Luckily we have a few options when it comes to downloading apps to our BlackBerry 10 devices. New devices these days come with two stores pre-loaded - BlackBerry World and the Amazon Appstore. And as I'm sure you're aware, there's also other Android stores available, with Snap being my favorite.
So, I was curious to find out where users head first to look for new apps and games. From a personal perspective, I always hit up BlackBerry World first and I suspect this is as I know that whatever I download from here will work perfectly on my device. What I mean here is that sometimes when I grab a game from the likes of Snap it doesn't always work, plus the download process is much longer with the Android stores. Not that this puts me off, but again it's a reason why I prefer BlackBerry World - even if the selection is limited in comparison to the new releases in the Android stores.
So cast your vote below and let us know where your first port of call is?
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