That puts a stress on the company from a security perspective [and] a standards perspective.
They want faster data services for their first responders and city workers, but they don't want to go with cellular.
Although there are a lot of reasons [wireless has been slow to take off], security is still the biggest inhibitor. But we're seeing larger enterprises that are more security-conscious beginning to adopt [wireless] faster.
While the possibility is not zero percent, we don't think the (BlackBerry) service is going to be shut down.
We believe there is very little chance of a shutdown, because no one wins if that happens.
We are anticipating that market to really heat up a lot more in 2007.
For RIM, this comes at a horrible time with its patent case. Companies are already wondering about e-mail, and now the alternative is crystal clear.
We might know where mobile data users are -- they're usually sitting at a desk. But with voice, we really can be mobile.
This [Bush] administration has been hands off, hands off, hands off.
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