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Why the PlayBook's doesn't need native email at launch

Mr CrackBerry explains why RIM’s all new PlayBook will hit the marketplace without native email/PIM support…

There is no doubt in my mind that the single biggest point of confusion and concern amongst the uninformed surrounding the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is the sentiment that you need to own a BlackBerry Smartphone in order to use a BlackBerry PlayBook in other words, the PlayBook is an accessory to a BlackBerry Smartphone, vs. a tablet device that can stand up on its own. Ive had friends, readers and my next door neighbor raise this issue with me, and last week I even witnessed WSJs Walt Mossberg relay this same notion/misunderstanding when he was a moderator on a panel discussion at CTIA.

via Why RIM is launching the BlackBerry PlayBook without a native email client and why this may or may not matter to you | CrackBerry.com.