james bourke argues you can’t.
today, a blackberry smartphone is a competitive necessity.
in this week’s aicpa insider, he says:
make sure your staff has the correct voice and data plans in place on mobile technologies. to be productive and responsive to clients, your staff needs tools that allow them to talk, e-mail and text. solutions will run from free to in excess of $500. it would be great to have the latest and greatest handheld technologies with all of the bells and whistles, but given the state of the economy, a device that allows for the basics will suffice.