That's funny...as a dull aside, those of us with Blackberries are able to get rid of the message at the bottom.  It was the first thing I did when I got mine.

oh, but i like getting that message.  it explains to my why the email was so short & cryptic & almost rude (or filled with typos).  but that could be due to the fact that i'm a girl & hung up on details.

I think some people keep it as a sort of badge of honor, as in "I'm better than you because I own a Blackberry."  Or maybe that's just my inferiority complex talking.

No status symbol in my book.  More like a ball and chain if you ask me.  :-)

I'm going to have to agree with Jenn here. I keep it on my Blackberry so people understand why I'm sending a short &, most likely, mistyped email.

Boys v. girls!

I seem to find myself on the girl's team...
Having some obvious indication that the email was sent from a handheld gives the recipient a context for how to read the email.  They know that the abbreviations and brevity are not due to laxness and rudeness, but rather a tiny keyboard, and likely being on the go as it is written.  That being said leaving the default message can also be seen as having a lack of technical prowess or creativity.  I've seen some people replace it with something that attempts to be witty, but really, is it worth all the effort?

Allow me to make the following easy joke:  Ha!  Rich on the girl's team?  You haven't changed at all since high school!  Ok, all done.