iPhone finds favor with business users

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The problem of pontification

I agree with the specifics of your message however that is not the problem.
The problem is that that the writer of the article is endorsing a product based solely on it's consumer sales. The slant is so biased, causing the article to lose credibility as anything other that an Apple marketing filler. Even with it's "great sales figures" the market penetration numbers are still very small when compared to the operational phones running comparable OS's. Blackberry still is well ahead, and the Microsoft handheld (whatever Redmond is calling it these days) completely dominates the market.
Yes the i-phone is a cute toy, but it is still just that... a toy. Three weeks before black hat the device was so completely compromised that Homeland Security would have been drooling to use it as a listening device. Yes Apple released some hasty patches, but the depth of the compromise leave the serious hanging question how many more deep security holes are there? Is this pretty toy worth the risk in an enterprise environment? My answer at this time is no. Leave this toy at home.

By the way Ziff Davis, shame on you. Get off the 4% bandwagon, Apple is more trouble than it's worth to business clients. Encouraging business people to get lax in their computing habits, which is what Macs do to non-technical users, is unethical. And it causes problems for us who have to explain to A and B level execs just why they can't use their shiny new Apple so-and-so product in an environment due to incompatibilities and know risks. We really hate seeing them cry as the hard reality dawns on them.
Just like the Furby of old, toys do not belong in the workplace. (If you don't know the story, an old timer can fill you in on why the military had a big security problem.) One day, maybe... but that time is certainly not now. The iPhone certainly does NOT find favor with business users, not for business purposes. An exec may have one for fun, try to use it for business for a while, but they soon leave it to return to what works and is supported.

Posted by: MidnightGeek   Posted on: 03/02/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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