Know anyone with a BlackBerry? All messages pass through RIM's servers which, IIRC, aren't even in the US (they're in Canada). This may have changed since I last heard about it, of course.
Sure, for most the BB is a supplemental client v. Outlook, Notes, etc. but the dependency on the service provider and corresponding assumed trust still applies.
That's just one reason I'm nursing my Treo along until a better alternative comes out. At least it talks directly to our corporate Exchange environment using ActiveSync (webmail interface).
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-----Original Message-----
From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Liotta
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 7:26 PM
To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | guardian.co.uk
I can't imagine my employer deciding to allow company e-mail to be
dependent on some detached 3rd-party for the server software, the
hosting of the physical servers and related elements. (Many other
companies, I'm sure, have no major concerns.)
Tom Liotta
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