this is disappointing. i don't care about a camera, or about 3G if there's wifi because i'm on a college campus. but without wifi is this device anything more than a slimmer 8700 with SD and GPS? again, i'm not in the corporate world, but i do understand that business users don't care for bells and whistles. even so, i'm curious: even with the slimmer form, SD, and GPS, what incentive is there for even the minimalist BB user to get the 8800?

i ask these questions seriously because i am new to this, and i'm hoping that i'm missing something about RIM's logic here. but if the OP is true, and the initial info from the likes of BG was true, it seems as though RIM has not only pushed back the release of a device but also removed features from it at the same time. perhaps i underestimate the value of GPS to businessmen?