Macworld reported yesterday that soon the iPhone will support corporate email. That will be enough to get me to buy. The only thing holding me back from purchase since the initial release of the iPhone was its connectivity and compatibility with corporate Exchange. (yes, i realize this affects most, if not all, of us) I simply refuse to carry two devices so until this is solved, the Blackberry is what I will stick to.

But if what the analyst reports in this article is true and Apple is cooking up compatibility with Microsoft Exchange, it is a done deal for me. We haven’t seen a device the likes of the iPhone, and I find myself wanting one each time I see a colleague using it, almost to the point where I am considering moving to the Touch even though I just point an 80Gb iPod Classic only a few short months ago. (great as an Apple shareholder, bad for me who would rather put $399 elsewhere like the Time Capsule!)

Anyway, we’ve heard these reports before so time will tell. But Apple, if you are listening, here is one more customer that will move over if this is true, and of course, if it works as promised meaning email support with calendar and contacts syncing. It will also be a true feat if you can do so since Entourage has problems doing it and not even on a portable device.

SIDE NOTE:  Apple has entered the top 10 mobile companies with over 4M units shipped (2.3M in last quarter alone!).  To accomplish that this quickly is absolutely insane.