“Just as instant messaging and Wi-Fi access migrated from the consumer to the enterprise environment, so too will the iPhone. User enthusiasm for the device, which made its grand debut on June 29, remains high. In a survey of 110 corporate messaging decision-makers, Osterman Research recently found the iPhone is by far the most-requested mobile device by employees. Seventy-two percent of the respondents say employees are asking for iPhone support,” Mullins reports. “The next most-requested device is the Palm Treo platform at 29%.”

As far as their BB ratings, I like the earlier comment that they just work. True. My BB is bulletproof from a user perspective. I can see where an iPhone is highly rated, for a consumer device. However, it’s limitations vis a vis a BB for corporate use are well known. Anecdotally, I have several friends using BB and Windows Mobile devices for work and an iPhone for personal use.

There are lots of positives about my Curve, but that doesn’t mean that those features aren’t done as well, or better, on other phones.

Take away business-oriented aspects like e-mail and GPS, and I don’t find the BB media player, IM or camera (no video capability!) to be vastly superior to offerings from Motorola, Samsung, HTC, etc.

That doesn’t mean the BBs aren’t competitive, or haven’t made great strides over the last few years. I’m just not outraged that CR ranked other consumer-level phones higher.

Of course, if they were ranking phones for the business user, I would be shocked if the Curve, Pearl and 8800 weren’t the Top Three.

However, with the iPhone there is no doubt it is a revolutionary device. It can’t touch the BB for email, at least not yet, but I do agree with hellno in that is really is a breakthrough handheld computer rather than phone.

You don’t see any other positives from your Curve or any other RIM BB devices other than corporate e-mail? CR’s self given task was to rate the devices in some order without bias or agenda. Of course there are other devices out there which are not made by RIM or Apple which have some merit, but like Robb says those of us with experience with RIM devices and the others need to question any ranking system which puts RIM BB devices 7th on the list, with devices with known, shall we say rough edges which the RIM devices don’t have. Unless CR finds RIM BB devices sole reliance on RIM servers is a crutch?

Again, I love my Curve, but if I didn’t need the corporate e-mail, there are definitely other viable smartphone alternatives out there.

I agree, there is no way the Blackjack is better than a BB device. I’ve gone through a few Windows based ’smartphones’ only to find out their really ‘dumb’. Slow, resource hogs, and worst of all…the crashes make any Windows based phone a liability. I can’t even recall the last time I’ve crashed my BB, and I’m a heavy user for email and data connections.

I believe part of the problem is CR doesn’t give enough time in it’s testing, or simply don’t conduct the proper tests to determine the reliability and use of the phone.

Truth hurts ya, huh? You don’t post anything except for the same crap each time with your same dumb ass links. iPhone makes a great holiday gift? Please…when they make one that works with a network that is halfway decent, then we can talk. Besides, many prefer the BB over the iPhone, myself included. An actualy keyboard is nice, and nobody touches the BB when it comes to email, which many use it for along with the phone. If I want a media player that can accept and make eh phone calls on an eh network, then we’ll look at an iPhone.

What are you doing here anyway if you’re an iPhone person? Get lost? By the way…here’s a link for you: http://www.mentalhealth.com/

Have fun reading.