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sosumi11 You need to ask? Native email, calendar and contacts. What good is a portable device if it has to be attached to another portable device in order to function? RIM is trying to make an ecosystem out of their BB by forcing the PlayBook to be tethered to a BB in order to function. Dedicated BB users are happy with this while the general public is confused.
When Jobs returned to Apple he brought with him a ten year plan: The Digital Hub. This started with the iMac (i=internet), then iTunes, iPod, iPod Store, iPhone, and iPad. iTunes is the brain of the Digital Hub.
What does RIM have? A few stand alone products that have no synergy whatsoever.