iPhone is for surfing the net.

BB is for e-mail and text messaging.

That's the compromise. I don’t see how iPhone can be a great messaging tool without a keypad. If people just want an all in one device, the market would be filled with 7 inch laptops a long time ago. Most business models are 10 – 12 inch, why? That’s because any smaller size screen makes the computer less useable. All the devices out there are about compromises. BB can add new software features to match apple but the design is what going to keep them apart. iPhone cannot replace laptop computers nor can it replace BB. If iPhone is so great, why is EEE selling so well? All these devices have their purposes. People buy bb for messaging and iPhone for web and media.

the limitations of the iPhone usage are too many to list yet its the darn sexiest design you would expected.

I cannot believe apple, the creators of copy/paste, would ship any software without such feature.

I do though think web browsing has finally been made possible on handheld devices through the iPhone. It beats the BB by miles.

Btw, I recall the end of the BB was predicted by analysts back in the late 90s when Microsoft announced Windows CE. Then analysts predicted the same when Palm announced the Treo.

last I checked niether was the case. Lets see if apple proves to be a good student of others failures.

Thanks

Bassel Ojjeh

The point is the majority of business will continue to deploy Blackberry as it meets the need and is cheaper. Having a better web experience isn't a business driver, your likely looking at 2Q 2009 to guage what kind of presence Apple with have in the corporate world.

I do know that policies have already been added that cover ALL types of personal data devices and that they are not allowed, so users can buy all the shiny new toys they want, unless it's company provided – leave it at home.

They will, though, begin losing market share. The touch interface is the future. An important feature of the iPhone that's missed is the easy ability to zoom in and zoom out. It's a main reason why iPhone users actually use their iPhones to browse the web 10 times more than other "smart phone" users. While now just a cute feature for the consumer, imagine being a business user in the middle of a meeting and able to do that with an Excel file that your boss just e-mailed you. Imagine not needing to take your laptop to a presentation, because you can use plug in your iPhone instead. That's the future.

There wasn't a blanket statement that 'consumers are the purpose'. It's a statement that RIMM's recent growth spurt was driven by some success in the consumer segment. The unspoken assumption was that if said growth spurt is going to continue, then it will be driven by continued success in the consumer market since RIMM owns the business market. The iPhone is a threat to that continued success in the consumer segment.

Even if that threat materializes, RIMM still could make a great pile of money in the business segment. But that would not sustain the growth spurt and consequently the high multiple that the stock shows currently.

Why is Apple interested in the business segment? Duh. It's additional money that could be within reach as the iPhone matures beyond its first generation.

The dynamic of people using things provided by work or compatible with what they use at work is well-known. But the number of people who have smart phones 'provided for free' by their work is a very small chunk of the total consumer market.