Good for him. I think he should keep at it and work around the gatekeepers. "Certian restrictin apply"

I am sure that if they set up maybe a form of Enterprize with limitations with the email that he'd be able to keep his (rather out-dated) blackberry. I'm surprized he's not sporting a new BOLD or STORM, no, he keeps a dinosaur. lol. But what ever works.

i think he should be able to keep his blackberry we all know how he must feel if he has to give it up.somebody get this man a bold or a storm asap!

I am pretty sure he has a curve now

Way to go!!! Yep gotta stay connected! He needs a Bold tho!

Now that's a true crackberry he deserve to win one of the 10 storms :p if he managed to keep using his blackberry

Imagine taking a Job, where your entire life outside shuts down, no more internet, emails, walking to the store, nothing...it must be amazing honor and job, but I dont know if I could give up life as I know it now....

It really does highlight one of the biggest problems facing us "Addicts" with restrictive workplaces. I would love to look at a Bold, Storm, 8900 Curve or even an old skool Curve, but I can't have a camera. Big problem for all of the people I work with and government customers that would love to get out of our 8830s, 8700s and other old skool devices but can't because of this consumer love-affair that requires a camera. What about the Crackberry Nation that brought RIM to the dance that can't upgrade to the cool new devices because of the camera?
Kevin, maybe your sources know, what is coming for us? I personally am starting to feel left out of all this love from RIM.

Why I like the fact that I voted for him. The man knows priorities, and keeping your BB is one of them. :)

The fact that this is even an issue is retarded. Every President must sacrafice something, get in line Obama, you are no one special.... just cause you are the first black president doesn't mean you get to "change" the rules... oh wait .... news media and left wing groups have already bent over backwards to make you something you are not, so why not ease the rules for him as well....

I dont know about you guys but I wanna buy a bold and ship it to Obee how can I go about doing this....

President-elect Barack Obama is set to be the first President to use a laptop computer.

Just gives you an idea of how tightly the White House staff clamps down on communications devices and information that gets to and from the President.

This not only helps him stay focused...it also prevents from embarrassing emails being released to public record. How many times have you blushed or LOL'd from an email your drinking buddy sent you?

I'm guessing an enterprise server with heavy heavy rules in this case.

WAAAAAY to risky. His emails could be "captured" and used against him in a security breech. It would be impossible to use "open" email and NOT give away certain things that are better left in the dark. Like where he is going. And, it could be something as simple as a note to his wife telling her where he is and when he will be home. Or to his kids. This about all the info you give out without thinking about it. It is WHY they have the 10-12 people between him and the outside world. For the next 4 years, his life will not be his own. He will be told what to do and where to do it.

I think CRACKBERRY should official send him a Bold. Would be nice for him to receive a blackberry from an official source. What do you guys say?

I can't believe that they wouldn't allow President Elect Obama keep his OLD OLD blackberry. I mean honestly. Most goverment agencies employees carry blackberry's themselves. Now why not the president? Thats terrible.

That's a good point about how he doesnt need anything free, he prob still sitting on 200 million dollars from what he raised, lol. I completely forgot.

i would be stressing out too!!! i cant live without my bb and I think that this is a new generation and he should be allowed to keeo it and be allowed to have a computer in the oval office as well. this is a new time and he is in the highest office of america and he isnt allowed something as important as this form of communication i think that this is nuts. plus im sure they can hire some super secret whiz who will put his email on lock down!

can we keep the racism to a minimum god people it just gets irritating he won let it go, hes gonna be good let it go. the more you pick on him cause hes black the more you sound like your not ready for change! so NO BOLD FOR YOU. yes im from spain. yes im a citizen.