How could MACWORLD give a device that has no out of the box support for a Mac 4 mice? You have to spend $40 on missing sync to get it to work with a Mac? You kind of leap over that point like it's no big deal. When will this company be taken to task for their deplorable and pathetic support for the Mac platform? Their Mac sync product is a piece of garbage and doesn't even work with this phone.

For a company who is trying to take Apple head on, you would think that Mac support (at least basic contact/calendar syncing) is something they should bring to the party.

In PC world, I would agree with the 4 star review. But as I said before, this is Macworld.

I have heard mixed reviews on the Storm, particularly on the haptic-feedback screen, but it does seem like a very good first effort for a touchscreen phone from someone who didn't start with a clean slate the way Apple did.

The downside is that this is further cementing the carrier/manufacturer relationship. Want an iPhone or a Bold? Go get AT&T. Want a Storm? Go get Verizon. Want an Instinct? You're stuck with Sprint.

I too think mac compatibility was understated. The iPhone works with windows out of the box for free. And it you pay $40-$50 for missing sync which is fine, but it needs to be factored into the price- and that puts it above the iphone. I currently use Windows Mobile, so yeah I understand that extra software is fine, but I also knew that it would cost more (though I ended up with a free syncmate license for beta testing :-)).

That's also though for me to say that it's not as good as the iphone for typing when I use a hardware keyboard. And I won't buy a phone if I can't use it's keyboard layout (or if I can remap the keys). However, I assume there are some wireless keyboards you can use with a BB. If you don't mind adding in that cost, it means the storm could be good for long flights or the like. However, my macbook is almost always with me and thus most of the time that keyboard would be useless for long trips.

Then there's WiFi. The lack of WiFi is huge. Sure you have EVDO rev A, when you have it. But I live in a cellular black hole. It's also nice to be able to connect to networks and transfer files wirelessly.

So the storm has 3 deal breakers for me: the Mac software, the keyboard, and wifi. I tollerate WinMo because I'm only verizon and I need mobile word excel and a couple other things, and because I've hacked my phone to no end. But once word comes to the iphone and my contract is up....yeah I'm leaving!

You cannot sync photos from iPhoto to the Blackberry Storm. or does someone out there in cyberspace know differently?

They have an iPhoto button in missing sync, but I don't know how it works. According to Mark/Space's site you can do a 2 way iPhoto-BB sync. Also, I know you can designate a folder of photos to sync to the BB and send the BB photo's to a folder.

most iPhones are sold to Windows users.... who get iTunes as a free download for syncing and more.

made the dumbest mistake of my life - rushed to vodafone and signed 2 year contract to get the Storm

good phone but terrible smartphone.... so frickin' slow and bugggyyyyyy like there is no tomorrrow

http://admiralh.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/why-the-blackberry-storm-is-no-iphone-killer/