Android apps on the playbook?

Have blackberry given into Android or is these simple reverse engineered samples of simple applications provided on the Android market?

I found an article on ‘engadget’ that showcases the blackberry playbook and its ability to play android applications. The applications displayed seem very simple? Are they reverse engineered copies of android applications available from the android market, or simply a blackberry badged version of an android java based application. It appears you go to the blackberry market and not android to download. The mind questions!

There would certainly be legal aspects to this agreement if it is for real. The use of the android name on the applications certainly seems to suggest some type of partnership. Are two big forces in mobile thinking of joining hands? It may just be so.

It’s a shame the video doesn’t show angry birds or fruit ninja in true format. Mobile gaming is at its peak. This to raises many questions about the validity of this video and what blackberry are claiming.

Certainly something to look out for.

See the full article at:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/03/androids-apps-on-playbook-eyes-on-video/