As for the iPhone, um you did not do your research too well as the phone can get email on Exchange Servers, as for price every smart phone is expensive so that point is….well not one. A 2 year contract it is a little excessive but still not a deal breaker for a lot of people. I have Cingular (AT&T now) and have had Sprint and Verizon and can say Cingular has by far been the best of the three…it could be my area but it still has been the best of the three. As for MMS I am not a girl in high school sending text messages to my friends and besides, I seriously doubt Cingular would have signed on to sell a phone that does not allow texting. As I pointed out it may be a flop but until it is released you just plain do not know….Apparently NASDAQ does not think you are right either.

Ha! You mean an overhyped, overpriced POS software ain’t worth a damn! Don’t follow the crowd just to be “hippy”, “cool” or “trendy”. Apple sucks.

As for the iPhone. It’s only available through 1 provider, it’s expensive, there is no actual keyboard, no 3G, crappy 3rd party application support, no MMS ability, no ability to connect to Exchange mail servers, and did I mention you have to use Cingular. The iPhone isn’t a true smartphone and therefore has no use in the business world. The only people that are going to buy it are the technophiles or image conscious that have to have the latest and greatest. It’s cost with a 2 year agreement is a whopping $500 and thats just for the 4 gig version. My name isn’t Mrs. Clio, so I could be wrong. However I’m willing to put money on it that the iPhone will be about as well received as the Zune.

Although, the dawn of the iPhone age should make us all cringe. Though, first, you have to hand it to Apple. The iPod has been an unprecedented success, and undoubtedly, its popularity has transformed the auto industry and the proliferation of auxiliary inputs for car stereos. Before iPod, I think everyone was just happy playing their mix tapes and mix CDs.

But if you integrate e-mail and internet into a car-based system, let the motorists beware. I see the appeal of being completely connected to the outside world when you’re on the road. I commute to work 19 miles in suburban crawl and I drive for my job. I spend almost 2 MONTHS in the car not doing anything but driving (well, an occasional cell phone call I must confess, but with Bluetooth wireless technology). The thought of multitasking during this dead time I’m sure has widespread appeal.

Maybe the new system, if it has e-mail and internet, will only be able to let you access it when the car is parked. But if not, then we’ll have drivers distracted by e-mail, internet browing, and cell phone chatter on the roads at the same time, all the time, and I for one think most motorists will be seriously regretting THIS step in the advancement of technology, with increased traffic accidents and higher insurance premiums.