Kurt wrote:
> In article <1182779526.491026.230010@k79g2000hse.googlegroups .com>,
> rick++ <rick303@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> At $1400 for the first year I could probably get a large TV and high
>> end cable
>> service to satisfy my viedo needs.
>
> As if a loaded Blackberry is any cheaper?

That's comparing apples and oranges, no pun intended. The Blackberry is
also a full PDA, that is primarily used by businesses, and paid for by
the employer. It has to run various corporate applications, most of
which are third party.

The iPhone is a consumer device that is a closed architecture and it
can't be used by businesses unless they make all the applications web
based. It should be cheaper than a Blackberry, if not in the initial
cost, at least in the monthly cost.