Just keep in mind that a number of other phone manufacturers have licensed the Blackberry email system, and will be offering Blckberry service on more consumer oriented phones. So, if you lose the unique keyboard, I'm really not sure what you still have left that makes RIM devices unique. For example, and I hate to plug anyone other than RIM, take a look at the SK65 from Siemens. While it is a very strange looking device while typing (an X-Wing), it looks really cool in many other respects. Worth noting, however, that according to Siemens customer care they have no current plans to market the device to North America.

Then you have the Treo 600 that will have Blackberry Service, and the Nokia (yikes, I forgot the model number...6280?), etc.

I just wish RIM had come out with a more creative keyboard design, something along the lines of the Delta II http://www.chicagologic.com/demo_d2.gif

Ian