<p>Developers who took part in BlackBerry's cash-for-apps rally, the 10K Developer Commitment, claim to have caught BlackBerry trying to wriggle out of paying them. However, BlackBerry told ZDNet it will honour its original offer.</p><p>Would BlackBerry really shaft developers that stuck with the platform during its darkest hours? It appeared so, according to some developers, who say it changed key dates for the programme, which would have left them ineligible for payments they were initially due.</p><p>BlackBerry kicked off 10K Developer Commitment in late 2012 ahead of the BB10 launch, to ensure the OS was compatible with a whole host of apps. The $10m programme guaranteed developers they would earn $10,000 for each app that earned at least $1,000 independently over the course of a year, BlackBerry offered to make up the difference between the amount it earned and the $10,000 price tag.</p><p>The programme has come into focus now because it ended on March 4, which could mean payday for developers who had met the three criteria BlackBerry laid down for apps to be eligible.</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/rest-easy-bb10-devs-blackberry-says-it-will-honour-10000-app-payouts-7000027086/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/03/07/blackberry-changes-approval-date-blackberry-10-app-incentive-program-enrages-unpaid-developers/">BlackBerry Changes Approval Date for BlackBerry 10 App Incentives</a> (The Next Web)</p><p><a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2014/03/06/blackberry-promises-to-honor-10k-developer-commitments-so-nobody-misses-out/">BlackBerry Promises to Honor $ 10K Developer Commitments so Nobody Misses ...</a> (BerryReview)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dBFw7L6Emdu3oOMeUyNyQ0ff8SG3M&authuser=0&ned=us">3 additional articles.</a></p>