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Originally Posted by rivviepop
I would guess it's because IMAP (and the IDLE extension) help make people realize how piss-poor BIS actually is comparatively. Anyone who's used a good mobile IMAP client with caching ability (for reading/replying disconnected) understands that BIS is no better than a junky old POP account. IMAP competes directly with their BES product which is why we don't get an IMAP client on the phone (unlike every other phone out there almost).
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You make a good point. However, IMAP is only for email whereas the BES does give calendar/tasks/memo sync functionality. I sure hope RIM will support realtime IMAP soon.