I suspect we'll see crackberry go the way of the albatross. The only reason RIM is as big as it is, is that "in the beginning" it was the only thing that could offer push email to enterprise clients - who really need it. Of course, now you can get push email on almost any device, without the need for the intrusive, invasive RIM server.
Art Alexion wrote: > On Sunday 06 April 2008 13:52:00 Harold M. Goldner wrote: >> I think the reason for Treos outnumbering crackberries among solo and small >> firm lawyers is that crackberries imply an enterprise email and calendaring >> system such as Groupwise or other exchange based server, whereas most solo >> and small firm lawyers are syncing to Palm Desktop, Outlook or practice >> management software such as Amicus, PCLaw or TimeMatters. > > Syncing to Exchange based outlook with a Palm device is the same as synching > to exchange. > > Seems to me these days that those who prefer blackberries like the slimmer > form factor, the push mail, and don't mind the lack of a touch screen. Treo > users seem to comprise long time palm users who like the touch screen even if > they use the thumbpad instead of graffiti. Most don't care about push mail. > > This is what I am seeing in a 250 person corp. office. > > A comment on the centro being for consumers instead of business: If that is > the case, it is a bad marketing move. Consumers — people with no business > need for a PDA — don't want Palm devices. As the parent of a teenager and a > 21 year old, nothing could be less cool than a Palm based phone. > > As for push mail: I get a ton of email. Much of it, I don't care about at > all > — things like server backup and enterprise spam reports telling me everything > is OK. I get a lot of list mail that I get to when I can and don't need to > check instantly. I don't want push mail and would turn it off if I had it. > To me, seeing business users tethered to their blackberry email is not unlike > seeing people constantly talking to friends on the phone. How much can you > possibly have to say?
