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  So how important is the ability to do work from a mobile device these days? It appears that more an more people are attempting to do more and more work from a mobile device. With the release of the new 3G iPhone, it appears that many more people are going to look at taking advantage of being able to do work on a 3.5" screen vs. lugging around a 17" screen to do work on. Also, with Blackberry ever evolving, there new phone titled "Bold", appears to be nearly as flexible as the iPhone (although the iPhone interface is still lightyears ahead of the hardware interface on most other mobile devices). Also, given the ability to IM, email and even office work (Windows Mobile 6 allows for work with Word/Excel and Powerpoint documents), many people are looking for an excuse not to have to haul around their 17" liability. I personally don't mind hauling around a laptop, and with laptops getting smaller and smaller all the time, it won't be long before a hi-res 13" option becomes available (especially with the way Apple keeps going). Check out the new "enterprise ready" iPhone here. I personally think that Apple already has something up there sleeves to make the ultimate mobile device (something between a laptop and iPhone) but I guess we will see what the future holds.

Signing off,
B