The Email Wars

I will stand by my thoughts that the iPhone, although cool, still does not have what it takes to be the blackberry killer. It does not have the email functions that all of us look for when searching for a mobile device to get email in a timely manner. The upsides are browsing and “maybe” buying, but the jury is still out there.

I have played around with them and I still have decided not to get one. Another ad agency owner I know got one and loved it, for a week. Then he emailed me tonight letting me know that he was going out to get a new blackberry too. This way he could get his emails as he expected them while traveling.

From TechCrunch:

iPhone v. BlackBerry: Side By Side, Two Week Comparison

With the Wi-Fi-equipped BlackBerry 8820 coming soon to an AT&T store near you, business folks around the country will be faced with the decision of switching to the trendy new iPhone or upgrading to a more iPhonesque version of their trusty CrackBerry. To determine whether the grass really is greener on the iPhone side of the fence, we have chronicled the experience of a venture capitalist (who wishes to remain anonymous) who has been using an iPhone and a BlackBerry 8800 side-by-side for the past few weeks. His conclusion: despite the overall attractiveness of the iPhone, it lacks too many vital features to replace the BlackBerry as the corporate weapon of choice.

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