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So BlackBerry finally has a worthy opponent for the iPhone? I got to say,  I am very impressed with the storm. It’s disappointing that storm doesn’t support Wi-Fi, but the touchscreen feature is a nice surprise. You can read all about it here. I think Storm is a great device and Blackberry lovers will love this one too. But unfortunately, I don’t think it has what it takes to truly challenge the iPhone, especially if it is priced the same as the iPhone.

It’s truly difficult times for phone makers in the cell phone industry. iPhone has not only dominated the consumer segment of the smart phone market, it has driven many new users from non-smart phone market to upgrade to iPhone. This is all great news for Apple, and it could’ve even been better had Apple openly allowed unlocking iPhones. Nevertheless, Apple has not only dominated the consumer market, it has pushed Blackberry really hard in the business segment. Make no mistake about it. In the business segment of the smart phone market, Blackberry is king, but iPhone has all the potential to dethrone it in the near future. We all know what Steve Ballmer said about iPhones:

They are not for businesses. Microsoft Mobile OS is dominant for unforeseeable future.

Of course we all know what happens or rather doesn’t happen when Steve makes a prophecy.

China Mobile has finally made up its mind by choosing BlackBerry over iPhone for businesses. iPhone was being courted by China Mobile just a few days ago, but they finally pulled out of talks to defect to BlackBerry. I would say one reason would be that while iPhone is a great phone for the consumers, it is not certainly as business friendly as a BlackBerry. At least that’s the notion. Obviously this is really insignificant in the battle of BlackBerry and iPhone as in the long run iPhone will have the opportunity to trump rivals with its innovative features and customer-centric design.