For a long time I was an unflappable Blackberry fanboy. The reality of the situation currently is this: 1) Enterprise ready isn't the unique feature it was 18

For a long time I was an unflappable Blackberry fanboy. The reality of the situation currently is this: 1) Enterprise ready isn't the unique feature it was 18 months ago. ActiveSync on WM no longer sucks to the point it lowers the barametric pressure in the area (although that's about all the compliments I have for it), the iPhone has compelling Exchange integration, and I have heard good things about Nokia's Exchange support (will know more when my wife's E71 arrives this weekend). Having to pay an extra $15/mo/device for BES service, plus BES server hardware + BES license fees, just to maintain parity with the other products is a huge disadvantage. The best thing they could do is walk away from BES, but the carriers won't do it because it's margin for them. 2) They release phones so slowly. I appreciate that the build and radio quality of the phones are top notch, but slipping announced release dates (AT&T BB Bold, at least Sept-Nov, and maybe Jul/Aug-Nov) is not cool. I don't know if that's AT&T's fault or RIM's fault, but the whole process is under control of two major corporations -- get it together. If the Storm's release happens at all similarly, it better have iPhone v3 killing features -- that's what it's going to be competing with. 3) The BB App store has a 2009 release date and appears to be a me-too announcement. Unless there's some magic that has escaped announcement, it's not going to be a notable feature at all.