1. I am not using exchange to access my calendar. I use Outlook 2007, use iTunes 8 to sync it to my iphone. that's it. and no i won't use exchange unless i really have to.
2. i haven't tried mobileme, but thought about it, how much is it a month? i'm already paying 30 a month for 3g, prob. wont tack on another monthly bill.
and i'm only bashing certain parts of the iphone.
I have an old treo 650 that has this ability to sync to Outlook 2007 and have calendars.
It has stereo bluetooth - iphone does not.
I can't even send a picture message like i use to.
Overall i'm very happy with apple and my iphone, they do things much better than my treo, but i'm just surprised it's lacking of standard abilities.
Of course down the road a firmware update can change all this, so im not witchin', just moanin'.