I, for one, am happy RIM isn't advertising for the teen audience. I will use this as a business device, as an upgrade from the 7100t which is two years old and it is past time to move on. I have conisdered the E61 and the Motorola Q because I wanted more from my device. Voice dialing and GPS are functions the business user wants and will use and are enough reason to buy the 8100. I am thrilled I do not have to leave the stability of Blackberry to gain these functions. And music doesn't know an age (I am well past 30 something) so MP3 is a welcome feature. I personally could do without the camera, but I am sure occasionally I will enjoy this feature too. Wifi is high on my list, but I don't want to wait on the 8800. I will probably consider the 8800 anyway when it is released, but I have some functioning problems after the last software upgrade that are really difficult to live with, so I need something now.

My point is some of the new features are very business like and given my "ancient" age status, I can atest that many of my friends, as well as myself, want the features of the 8100 in a phone. The market for this is not necessarily JUST the young.

I do agree the general public has a valid mindset of a BB device and to change that perception, now that there device unlike any other BB, will require a really good marketing campaign. The general public does not read these forums and knows nothing of the changes on the horizon. Only by education will RIM significantly increase sales. I just hope that campaign is not aimed SPECIFICALLY at the teenage market.