apple fanboy getting mad. lol. btw you seem like a little p.iphone has push email working flawlessly with supported providers (damn you gmail). they also have exchange support for those businesses that use that. most people will be fine with these 2 options for business emails.
the difference between physical keypad and touchkeys is a personal decision. it takes a little getting used to, but in the end they are really both super easy to use but will depend on girth of fingers, and the amount of time you spend "sneak typing" as someone mentioned.
as for the functions....iphone kills all competition with its app store. other shops like pre and android are getting started now, and soon they will be serious contenders. but until they do..iphone still pwns. BB is left very far back in the dust here.
i think we all get the point now to ignore KelliC, who is apparently mentally handicapped and can only identify people based on the phone they carry.