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I've worked with QNX on embedded systems for years. IMO it is the best RTOS out there. I think it was very smart for RIM to buy QNX earlier this year. They obviously did that so they could use QNX as a future operating system on their devices.
I'd be willing to bet that on phones running similar hardware/processors, that a QNX powered device will run circles around any Android or iOS4 device. Instead of Android fans bashing the multitasking of iOS4, QNX fans can bash the multitasking of Android (or pretty much anything out there).
The only hurdle they'll have is getting developers to support the platform so they can get a good base of apps. There are a lot of developers familiar with QNX from numerous industries. I wonder how many of them will see this as an opportunity to start developing for phones/tablets? And the best part is these developers are probably working on mission-critical stuff. Not stupid little games or joke apps. I can't wait to see what some of them come up with.
RabidRat: Did you ever download QNX's OS/browser on a floppy? For everyone else, QNX would let you download an image file for a 1.44MB floppy. You booted this floppy in your PC and got a running OS with GUI and a browser. It would configure itself to your hardware, determine your internet settings and off you went browsing the internet. All from a single 1.44MB image. Compared to the bloated OS's we see today, QNX is as lean and efficient as you can get. Which makes it perfect for mobile devices.
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