![]() ![]() You can doubt it all you want because YOU don't like certain things about the iPhone, but that doesn't make it any less of a possibility. Large corporations spring up left and right nowadays, and there is a lot going right for the iPhone that could take those corporations away from RIM and into Apple's pocket. While it may not endanger some of RIM's large existing customers, it could seriously change what happens as they go after NEW customers. iPhone 2.0 with Exchange support and an UNBELIEVABLE platform for 3rd party business apps presents a serious threat to the BlackBerry. It simply isn't true! A company riding high and ruling the game for a long time does not make them impervious to falling just ask Ford if you doubt it. Sure, OS 4.6 will have some things behind the scenes that make a difference, but it is still the same text driven, boring OS that BlackBerry has always had, and it is getting beyond old.Īs a BlackBerry user, I am also getting tired of seeing everyone that says the iPhone will never touch the BlackBerry in the business world. I don't care how much they pretty up the screen, nor do I care how much they improve the hardware, I want a fresh, updated OS. Anyway, that complaint is that the OS is so stale its starting to compete with Palm for lack of innovation. ![]() I, on the other hand, have used one for a few years, and I can speak from real experience, and that experience leaves me with one MAJOR complaint about the Bold. I don't know the experience level of any of you when it comes to BlackBerry, but I get the feeling that many of you haven't used one. Iphone has a nice music player and browser for sure, but given a short amount of time RIM can easily achieve and surpass those features, no doubt. I think in the next few years you are only going to see small cosmetic changes on the Iphone itself. In other words, RIM can go any number of routes with its hardware and not be wrong. ![]() They have a tactile keyboard which functions exceptionally well, and when they eventually release a touch screen model they will still keep other BB devices in their arsenal of devices. RIM on the other hand has the future wide open for them. With that in mind the Iphone will always retain its general cosmetic design but will only be updated with new and improved Os's. Apple will never be able to go to a tactile keyboard due to the strong emphasis that it has always put on its touch screen. The Iphone has in a way backed itself into a corner with the simplicity of its design. Now I will explain why my stock is going with RIM though. One of my good friends has an Iphone so I am able to get lots of hands on time with it. I really dig both phones, but am an avid BB user. It's still more corporate friendly than consumer friendly. ![]() Overall, though the BlackBerry Bold's new look - both the iPhone-esque shell and the Sony-esque new skin on the UI - doesn't change the fact that underneath it all this is still a BlackBerry. We could really go on and on with this chart, for every advantage we can think of for one, it seems to get cancelled out by an advantage by the other. Non-touchscreen, trackball + BB Menu confusion 3gp, MP3, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 Pro/WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ Video: DivX 4, Div X 5 & 6 are partially supported, XviD is partially supported, H.263, H.264 and WMV3, syncs with iTunes but likely not as well as iPhone Auido: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV Video. ![]()
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