I thought the lack of physical keyboard would be a deal breaker as well (my last 2 phones have been a T-Mobile MDA Vario II and III) but after just a week of using the iPhone I’m as quick and as accurate as I was before – it may not be to everyone’s liking, but then again, neither are chiclet keyboards.

As for not being able to sync to Outlook without iTunes, if using Exchange that shouldn’t be a problem as you can do ActiveSync OTA to the iPhone.

I thought the lack of physical keyboard would be a deal breaker as well (my last 2 phones have been a T-Mobile MDA Vario II and III) but after just a week of using the iPhone I’m as quick and as accurate as I was before – it may not be to everyone’s liking, but then again, neither are chiclet keyboards.

As for not being able to sync to Outlook without iTunes, if using Exchange that shouldn’t be a problem as you can do ActiveSync OTA to the iPhone.

You know, I am an avid Mac user and Apple advocate, but it seems I am on the “PC” (non-Apple) side of the fence in this situation. I can get SO much more done on my Blackberry, but my iPod Touch is very good at what it does when I’m not being productive. I would NEVER try to watch videos, listen to music, or surf the web (easily) on my Berry, but the iPod Touch fills those needs more than adequately.

They both compliment each other IMO.

You know, I am an avid Mac user and Apple advocate, but it seems I am on the “PC” (non-Apple) side of the fence in this situation. I can get SO much more done on my Blackberry, but my iPod Touch is very good at what it does when I’m not being productive. I would NEVER try to watch videos, listen to music, or surf the web (easily) on my Berry, but the iPod Touch fills those needs more than adequately.

They both compliment each other IMO.

I chose the Bold, over the iPhone and HTC Fuze. I want a keyboard that I can use, not a smear-phone, and I don’t like the flip-out tiny keyboard of the Fuze.

I chose the Bold, over the iPhone and HTC Fuze. I want a keyboard that I can use, not a smear-phone, and I don’t like the flip-out tiny keyboard of the Fuze.

Apps also aren’t a big security headache as they all run in their own isolated sandbox, cannot access each others files and only have limited access to PIM data (no reading of you emails like is obviously possible with the BB as in the UAE!)

As for using it for business tasks, I have an ssh and RDP client on here for remote server admin, plus a word processor capable of editing office 2007 docs.

The beauty of the app store is that each submission is checked by apple before it can get into the store and onto your device, that wasn’t the case with my old windows mobile phone – anything could be done with a rogue app.

I always swore I’d never get an iPhone but after using my business partner’s and then my wife’s I was sold, it’s such a breath of fresh air to have a device that does things when you click instead of waiting around for seconds before begrudgingly co plying!

Apps also aren’t a big security headache as they all run in their own isolated sandbox, cannot access each others files and only have limited access to PIM data (no reading of you emails like is obviously possible with the BB as in the UAE!)

As for using it for business tasks, I have an ssh and RDP client on here for remote server admin, plus a word processor capable of editing office 2007 docs.

The beauty of the app store is that each submission is checked by apple before it can get into the store and onto your device, that wasn’t the case with my old windows mobile phone – anything could be done with a rogue app.

I always swore I’d never get an iPhone but after using my business partner’s and then my wife’s I was sold, it’s such a breath of fresh air to have a device that does things when you click instead of waiting around for seconds before begrudgingly co plying!