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penguin3107 · 07-13-2010, 12:52 PM

My CEO has Win 7 and Outlook 2010... and his BlackBerry is syncing fine. Why? Because we have a BES.

Many people seem to forget that RIM's primary target audience is the corporate world... and the corporate users are typically in BES environments.

I'm not a RIM apologist by any stretch of the imagination... but some of you need to put things in perspective.
There's simply not going to be all that many users with Outlook 2010 syncing their Blackberry via Desktop Manager. There will be some, sure, but the percentage of these users compared to BES users is going to be minuscule in comparison.
This is most likely why there's barely any RIM support for this issue right now.

RIM even provides a free version of BES for those prosumer types who want to experience the full capabilities of their handheld. Might want to look into that as an option if it suits your particular environment.

Just my 2 cents.

07-13-2010, 12:52 PM	#9
penguin3107 BlackBerry God Join Date: Jan 2005 Model: iOS 5 Carrier: VZW Posts: 11,701	My CEO has Win 7 and Outlook 2010... and his BlackBerry is syncing fine. Why? Because we have a BES. Many people seem to forget that RIM's primary target audience is the corporate world... and the corporate users are typically in BES environments. I'm not a RIM apologist by any stretch of the imagination... but some of you need to put things in perspective. There's simply not going to be all that many users with Outlook 2010 syncing their Blackberry via Desktop Manager. There will be some, sure, but the percentage of these users compared to BES users is going to be minuscule in comparison. This is most likely why there's barely any RIM support for this issue right now. RIM even provides a free version of BES for those prosumer types who want to experience the full capabilities of their handheld. Might want to look into that as an option if it suits your particular environment. Just my 2 cents. __________________ BCSA BES 5.0.3 MR4 :-: Exchange 2007 SP3 RU3 http://port3101.org Last edited by penguin3107; 07-13-2010 at 12:53 PM..
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