When RIM acquired the infotainment special QNX Software Systems back in April, nobody knew what they’re up to. Now, some lights have been shed, as according to Bloomberg, three separate sources are citing a report claiming that RIM intends to run operating system built by QNX on its upcoming BlackPad tablet.

It’s curious that the company is opting against upscaling its BlackBerry 6 operating system into the tablet space, though one of the sources suggested that’s due to legacy code hanging around in the still new OS, making it easier to just start afresh when building the slate’s software package. It shall be very interesting indeed to see how well this $200 million investment works out for RIM; it’ll certainly be the biggest departure from the BlackBerry maker’s conservative norm.

SOURCE via Bloomsberg