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Wednesday 25 April 2007, 5:32 PM
iPhone for enterprise? Apparently not...
AT&T over in the States are reportedly talking about bringing out the iPhone for enterprise users. The analysts quoted in this piece certainly don't seem to think it's the brightest idea, because:
a) It's touchscreen so you can't use it while driving (er, so's a Windows PPC, and you shouldn't be using it while driving anyway).
b) It doesn't have a removable battery (not an issue for everyone, but fair point).
c) Apple hasn't built a phone before (true-ish - but why do you think it briefly teamed up with Motorola for the ill-fated, storage-challenged, iTunes-centric ROKR phone? Ahhh....).
d) Enterprises won't be able to write so many apps for the OS X-based operating system (a valid point).
a) It's touchscreen so you can't use it while driving (er, so's a Windows PPC, and you shouldn't be using it while driving anyway).
b) It doesn't have a removable battery (not an issue for everyone, but fair point).
c) Apple hasn't built a phone before (true-ish - but why do you think it briefly teamed up with Motorola for the ill-fated, storage-challenged, iTunes-centric ROKR phone? Ahhh....).
d) Enterprises won't be able to write so many apps for the OS X-based operating system (a valid point).
PreviousComments on this post
The analysts in this case are just following orders.
It is in "everyones" best interest for this product to fail and fail badly.
There was also the point that it doesn't work well with Microsoft's enterprise software which is what Microsoft want everyone to think.
Apart from the "outrageous price" these are all points Balmer was raising when he was interviewd on CNNBC a while back...
