The Audacity of Mobile E-mail

As both an ol' security guy, and now a nearly seasoned e-mail server guy (okay, it's been one calendar year since I moved over to the Exchange team), I really dig this whole discussion around the future of President-elect Obama's BlackBerry.

He is, much like many CrackMobileE-mailers (like myself with my growing collection of WinMo devices), a self-confessed mobile e-mail junkie.

However, national security concerns, etc. demand something more than an off-the-shelf device for the "E-mailer-in-Chief" to be issuing important orders (like righting the American economy) or taking care of other important things (such as getting a playoff system in place of NCAA football's crappy BCS system).

Look, I'm a big fan of the soon to be 44th president, but I'd have to admit I wouldn't want to be seen with Mr. Obama while he is carrying this "organizationally approved" smart phone:

More details:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10141398-38.html?tag=pop

By comparison, I am loving my HTC Touch HD.  I do miss having 3G data rates, but I love the longer battery life and the screen.  The virtual keyboard is way more functional than the iPhone's (even on the small screened HTC Touch Diamond I have), and the screen kids ass.  We still need to work on our touch (lower-case 't' and no pun intended), but it is a very fun and functional device for me.  It has officially earned the title of 'Best Windows Mobile Phone I've Owned", unseating the Touch Diamond.

-- hama