The Frankenphone: What a BlackBerry Windows Phone Would Look Like

Rumors of Research In Motion possibly turning away from its BlackBerry 10 operating system and adopting Windows Phone 8 have us thinking. If RIM and Microsoft combined the might of their mobile operating systems, what would the Frankenstein-like device look like and how would it function?

There are three things to consider when thinking about a BlackBerry Windows Phone. Foremost, the features and user interface of Windows Phone would be central to the experience. Second, there would be the functionality and security of BlackBerry messaging and the proprietary network. Third, the misnomer in the equation – the fact that Nokia has developed a variety of features for its Lumia Windows Phone that Microsoft has adopted for the entire mobile platform.

So, a BlackBerry Windows Phone is not just about Microsoft and RIM. It would be a true “Frankenphone” built from the charred remains of three once-dominant players in the mobile ecosystem.

This, of course, is a speculative exercise. But if the current trends continue and RIM is forced into the hands of Microsoft, the reality of such a device is not completely far-fetched.