[afgzee]

So according to Blackberry Leaks, Blackberry is working on BBM for Windows Phone 8

https://twitter.com/BlackberryScoop/...31160703205377

According to BlackBerry Leaks, a reliable source in the past, BlackBerry is already working hard to bring BBM on Windows Phone 8 platform.

BBM Coming Soon to Windows Phone 8 – Report

[squire777]

Although I don't use BBM this would be a good addition to the app catalog.

[arvindkumar1980]

Further any info about bbm for windows

[amitnahar]

Yaaaaaayyyyyy.... Lumia FTW..

[Rem97]

This is great news for me. My iFriends have been telling me to download BBM, and everytime they do, I always change the subject of conversation lol.

[TMavC5]

That would be awesome.

[afgzee]

this is good news for Windows Phone though because with all the apps that were announced earlier and now this. There is no reason why anyone shouldn't be switching to Windows Phone now, things are really looking up and I see a bright 2014, I am so excited for Windows Phone now!

[Blacklac]

Omg, i gave up hope. I cannot wait for this. Every IM App on this platform has been unreliable. I need BBM.

[FearL0rd]

I never used it but nice to hear about that..

They said 2 months :) maybe we will have a early beta

[berty6294]

so for those of us who know no better, what benefits does BBM have for us over texting/Skype/iMessage/etc?

[chezm]

awesome news because basically i can use my windows phone for work now, only thing that was stopping it was no BBM

[lukeap69]

You can chat with friends who use Blackberry and BBM. In some countries, there is a Blackberry social data package where you use BBM but not Skype, etc.

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[Rem97]

so for those of us who know no better, what benefits does BBM have for us over texting/Skype/iMessage/etc?

It doesn't necessarily have any substantial benefits but, if your if all your friends are using it, then I'm sure you don't want to be left out. ;)

[allos autos]

so for those of us who know no better, what benefits does BBM have for us over texting/Skype/iMessage/etc?

If it's anything like BBM was on my old Pearl, it will tell you when your message has been received and when it has been read. Apart from that, the only reason I can think of regarding why someone would use this is that they don't have an unlimited texting plan and/or don't want to give out their phone number.

[SFWriter]

so for those of us who know no better, what benefits does BBM have for us over texting/Skype/iMessage/etc?

Text, video and voice messaging; With the full BBM installed (non-Blackberry users will get this in time) you can also share your screen while in a video conversation with just a tap and catch up face-to-face. The new Screen Share feature lets you show photos or your browser, or review a business document. You can even share the view from your camera; voice calls with full 'clear voice' feature; send and receive messages in seconds with up to 2000 characters, and know when your messages are delivered and read; the most secure message platform; with BBM connected apps, you can chat with BBM friends within your apps and select BBM contacts right from the app to invite them to join.

And on and on. Its a good thing

[jefftam68]

Go to bbm . com and it will explain to you what the program does. It has advanced considerably beyond simply send/receive notices.

[KnightOfAnfala]

Been wondering about BBM too. I felt a sense of foreboding when they announced availability for iOS and ANdroid. I wouldn't want another Instagram scenario wherein we have an app potentially causing consumers to have second thoughts moving to WP. From initial reactions from my friends on iOS though, there's already a lot of options for messaging and they don't really consider it a big deal. But it's nice to hear that it is probably coming to WP.

[immovablesoup]

Confirmed by BlackBerry on facebook:

[afgzee]

Excellent that its confirmed, BlackBerry Leaks also states it should be ready within 2 months :)

[ohgood]

Excellent that its confirmed, BlackBerry Leaks also states it should be ready within 2 months :)

Christmas 2013. Hmmmmmm

[eric12341]

Another checkmark in the WP app portfolio. I can only count on one hand all that's missing now.

[darkoman4]

This is really great news. What a week for windows fans.

[ohgood]

Omg, i gave up hope. I cannot wait for this. Every IM App on this platform has been unreliable. I need BBM.

Keep on giving up then, not many people are using it yet :-(

[anon(7808135)]

I noticed other people are really liking it on Android and IOS. I think you guys will like BBM on Windows. Its very fast and you send, receive messages within seconds. Its also very secure and the pin messaging is untraceable. They are bringing the other features to it in a few months. Screen share, Screen chatting, chat with up to 30 friends at once in a big group, etc. Its great for getting stuff done quick. Oh, my name, don't worry about it, i'm big on Windows also. :)

[guillams]

Should be Great!