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Download BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac!

by Kevin Michaluk on 2 Oct 2009 10:00 AM
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Download BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac

11:32am EDT: WOOOHOOOO!!! RIM WAS EARLY! Click the image above to download now!

10:00 am EDT: Oh Happy Day! I know I should probably wait until BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac is available for download at 1pm EDT this afternoon, but I just couldn't wait and had to get a post started for it asap. Consider this the official BDM for Mac waiting room and we'll update this post as the time approaches. This is like New Year's Eve for BlackBerry + Mac users. In the meantime, you can express your wantingness for BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac in the comments and if you're like me, keep refreshing the page over at blackberry.com/mac waiting for the download to go live.

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Posted by collin16 Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

I'm no Mac user but I'm still stoked for this to happen!

 
 
Posted by elzy Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

sweeeeeet can't wait.

 
 
Posted by callmeforge Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

the anticipation is crazy. Have to work until this afternoon and won't be able to play with it till tonight!

 
 
Posted by aera Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

I have been waiting for this day for about 4 years, 7 months, 9 days, 13 hours, 4 minutes and 19 seconds. But who's counting?

So excited I am actually leaving work early today, unrelated to this releasing, but I will just say the stars aligned and made it possible!

 
 
Posted by btdown Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Waste of RIM resources...should have released a Linux one instead.

 
 
Posted by mciriello Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Yeah, because about 500 people might actually care about a Linux version versus the millions of downloads that they are going to see today.

 
 
Posted by brainZ Sunday, Oct 04, 2009 857 days ago

www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp

I just hope you are as good with numbers as you think you are...

 
 
Posted by dliang Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

As much as I like Linux.. (I'm a Linux Administrator..) Gotta be reasonable here. Linux has nowhere near the amount of desktop users as Mac or Windows.

 
 
Posted by seb.hebert Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

YEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!
I think i just... yeah... i just did sex in the pants =)

 
 
Posted by TallyHo Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

lolol

 
 
Posted by seb.hebert Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

I know I should have read the post before posting...
talk about pre-mature emancipation...

 
 
Posted by chudson85 Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Is this really that much different than the leaked version? wont really do anything special will it? I am a mac user but is there any reason for me to be really excited about this? The current leaked one works just fine on my MacBook Pro :-)

 
 
Posted by seb.hebert Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

I've had a few problems on the leaked version with the backup-restore options, and a sync problem where all my contacts were replaced by the same contact (200+ of the same contact)

But I hear many aren't having any problems whatsoever, I just want an official release to 'rid' the application of any bugs the leak might of had.

 
 
Posted by chudson85 Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

No i backed up my storm my tour n my girlfriends 8330 all with no problems at all...Hopefully the actual release will bring better luck for those experiencing trouble!

 
 
Posted by aera Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

It is most likely not any different from the leak but I am not one of the people using the leak. I would rather wait for official release

 
 
Posted by ophmarketing Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

I was unable to run any updates to the Blackberry OS under the leaked version. It kept giving me an error and shutting down. I'm hoping that's been fixed.

 
 
Posted by NetCedric Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

I am hanging out for the release of DM for Mac, but I have to say, I am pissed off. Perhaps such a prominent banner with "available for download" should wait until the software is actually available? I got all excited when the page loaded, only to see that it is in anticipation of the release. You'd look like a total ass if for some reason RIM decided to delay the release once again, for example, due to the last minute discovery of some security hole.

 
 
Posted by Kevin Michaluk Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

HA. Nice comment.

First: Read the post. There's some pretty clear text under the image that says we'll make it clickable once live, plus if you read any of the text you'd get the premise of the post.

Second: I fully expect delays. That's why I started the post early. And I'll update it as the time approaches... We've done these kinds of posts before and it's lot of fun. Will it be right on time? Five minutes late? Ten minutes later? 45 minutes late? Not sure. But this post will be live to keep ppl updated. So that's not looking like an ass... that's caring about a community of users so they're in the loop and not in the dark.

 

 
 
Posted by TheElderBerry Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Zing!

 
 
Posted by jmhx2 Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

It seems that we have, all, been waiting for this official release for what seems to be an eternity.

Is it 1:00 yet??

 
 
Posted by optaylor823 Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Glad to see it official, since I have been using the other version for awhile. Guess I continue using it till I make sure all the bugs are out of the new one.

 
 
Posted by aindik Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

So, what can you do with BBM if your contacts and calendar come from a BES? Anything?

Does it do anything cool with the iTunes library? I guess it's expecting too much for it to sync smart playlists and update play counts, last played times, etc.

 
 
Posted by Bitlockers Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Are we their yet... are we their yet! LOL!

 
 
Posted by Navan Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

This was the one thing that made me consider switching to an iPhone when I bought my Mac computer- I couldn't sync my Blackberry with my computer!! Very glad I didn't and than RIM figured it out and brought us Mac users into the loop! I now own an iPod touch (won it from Netfirms.com!) and my BB- I see it has having the best of both worlds.

Common RIM make it go live!

 
 
Posted by spenchey Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

You got me. I was excited cause I thought they released it early. I have a class at the release time so I am going to have to wait :( Damn so close

 
 
Posted by mostlydo Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

thank god its so close, my computer is very excited to play.

 
 
Posted by gerardolh Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Thanks RIM the Mac/Blackberry user's community is happy now. (MacBook Pro 15'' / Blackberry Bold)

:)

 
 
Posted by Sykes.Online Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Now that's what I'm talkin' about! I've got both my iMac and iBook all shined and polished for the occasion. I'm on my best behavior so as not to offend the RIM/Mac gods today. This so rocks. A red-letter day on the 'ol iCalendar for sure. Yes, Baby!

 
 
Posted by jamisdiablo Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

I'm glad they're getting this out FINALLY. But come on! We MUST have the very latest version of MAC OS X in order to use it?

That's horrible. So my MAC MINI that is running an OS that is only 2 years old won't be able to use this. SO glad I got a Blackberry as a MAC user. Not. Should've gotten and IPhone after all.

If you want to convert MAC preferring folks you need to try a LOT harder.

BOO RIM, terrible.

 
 
Posted by RiverboyX89 Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

But since we can upgrade to Snow leopard for 30 bucks its not that bad. As long as your running tiger and you upgrade you should be fine.

 
 
Posted by ophmarketing Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

You only have to be running OS 10.5.5 or higher. Snow Leopard is OS 10.6

 
 
Posted by colbypaperboy Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Just read the comment above about how the software requires the latest version of Mac OS X and I'm just floored. I'm using the last version of Tiger (10.4.x) and now I'm not going to be able to use the DM for Mac as I was hoping to be able to. I love my BlackBerry, but this kind of crap will make me think twice the next time I upgrade my phone--especially if Verizon is able to make a deal with Apple to sell a CDMA version of the iPhone.

 
 
Posted by RiverboyX89 Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

If you have tiger you can upgrade to Snow leopard its only 30 bucks!

I did and it runs great.

 
 
Posted by colbypaperboy Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

My Power Mac G4 won't run anything higher than Tiger, so Leopard/Snow Leopard are a no-go for me--unless I want to drop $200+ on a processor upgrade, which I cannot justify just to use RIM's Desktop Manager, which I already have on my laptop PC. It's just aggravating that Apple to this day still goes to great lengths to keep software compatible with older hardware as long as possible, while third-party developers like RIM shut out these viable machines.

 
 
Posted by ophmarketing Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

My seven year old G4 tower ("Quicksilver") runs Leopard just fine. Snow Leopard (10.6) is a different story--it requires an Intel-based Mac. But you should be OK to install 10.5.

 
 
Posted by colbypaperboy Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

And it has a 500 MHz processor, which doesn't meet the 867 MHz speed requirement for Leopard. There are some workarounds out there if one does not want to pop for a new processor or perhaps even a new computer, but I don't want to mess with the current stability I enjoy with my system's setup just to add Desktop Manager to the mix.

Some Quicksilver Macs have a compatible processor, some don't. None of the Sawtooths (Sawteeth? LOL) I'm guessing you have one that plays well with the newer OS. :-)

 
 
Posted by jamisdiablo Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Sorry, but not true... u have to have leopard already for that $30 deal, AND you must have an intel based MAC too. If you have an older PowerPC MAC running last version of Tiger - you're hosed.

 
 
Posted by ophmarketing Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

It's not an acronym. It's just Mac.

 
 
Posted by dj2big Saturday, Oct 03, 2009 859 days ago

MAC rules!

 
 
Posted by tory_237 Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

u actually can install the 30 dollar cd of snow leoaprd without leopard. and yes i mean the 30 dollar one not the 160 blah blah stuff. and like that guy said it's "Mac"

 
 
Posted by 318sugarhill Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

You can't upgrade from Tiger to snow leopard for $30. Only leopard to snow leopard for $30. I am running tiger 10.4 and it will cost me $169 to upgrade. You can't just bypass leopard, they make you pay for it. Tiger works just fine for me, and it sucks they didn't make this available for Tiger. LOTS of Mac users out there still running Tiger with no reason to upgrade yet.

 
 
Posted by rbrodeur Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

You definitely can upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard with the $30 upgrade copy. I am an Apple tech and I have done this.

 
 
Posted by colbypaperboy Saturday, Oct 03, 2009 858 days ago

Apple's very own website states:

"If your Intel-based Mac is running Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, purchase the Mac Box Set, which is a single, affordable package that includes Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard; iLife ’09, with the latest versions of iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, and iDVD; and iWork ’09, Apple’s productivity suite for home and office including Pages, Numbers, and Keynote."

The Mac Box Set is $169 at the online Apple Store. What's the workaround for that?

For what it's worth, the answer is meaningless to me--my old Power Mac has a G4 processor so it can't run Snow Leopard even if it was free to upgrade. But others might be interested to know how you pulled off this seemingly unbelievable upgrade bargain.

 
 
Posted by miss.aligned Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009 854 days ago

Rbrodeur,

Just wanted to be clear, you're saying I can go ahead and purchase the $30 Snow Leopard upgrade and it will work even if I'm currently using Tiger?
Is the other option just to get us to buy the iLife/Work stuff? Geez Louise.

 
 
Posted by jamisdiablo Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

I mean, I'm not buying $125 worth of software just to be able to use the BDM! Thats even if my MAC MINI supports the latest version of OS X, which it probably doesn't.

Weak. I'm gonna call RIM and ask about this as well but am not holding my breath for a customer friendly answer.

 
 
Posted by RiverboyX89 Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

The fact that it doesn't work with Tiger is pretty sad. But I wanted snow leopard and it only COST 30 dollars. lol

Snow leopard freed up a lot of space on my mac and its super fast now. So I would say check it out.

 
 
Posted by focusfactor Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

You know you're an addict when you click the button before reading "we'll make it clickable once it's available"...

2 hours and 7 minutes! :)

 
 
Posted by traiskin Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Yessssss!!!

 
 
Posted by seb.hebert Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

Anyone know if this official version will have any features the leaked version does not have?

 
 
Posted by tarotmusic Friday, Oct 02, 2009 859 days ago

I have a PC at home but use a Mac exclusively at work, so this is exciting!

 
 
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