That Fortune piece was an embarassment. People were writing to trash the logic who weren't even Apple Fanboys like myself; people who were actually using the iPhone in business and it was their first Apple product.
Carl, It might be two in a row, but they've been plenty more strikeouts over the past couple of years. Whenever they write about anything related to Apple, they tend to take the naysayer - "Apple is doing it wrong and needs to change" - position. Are they just swinging for the fences and hoping to hit the big one? If so, they're looking a lot like Dave Kingman, but without even a foul tip when it comes to Apple. Totally embarrassing for a consulting company.
If a company wants to use iPhones but the IT group doesn't want to then the solution is to fire the IT group, after all who runs the company?
Good blog. The battery issue should be put to rest. An external iPod battery will give an iPhone an extra jolt of DC if needed---it is an iPod after all.
No doubt in my mind that an enterprise version will be introduced when Steve is good and ready.
I believe Apple has posted an advert for EXCHANGE knowledgeable engineers. Writing on the wall.
I just formed a new company, it's called "Fair and Honest Research". I have taken my inspiration from Forrester Research, and modeled my company after them.
It took us a while but we have also just completed a thorough and exhaustive research study. In our study we have determined that 100% of all IT departments should support the iPhone and end support for all other smart phones. Gee I hope Forbes picks up our study and runs with it!
P.S. Full disclosure . . . I'm long APPL and the sample for our study was kind of small . . . well really really small actually . . . and there is no we . . . I just kinda asked myself.
Congratulation you just doubled you sample--I am in full agreement.
Cheers,
The nay-sayers continue to grasp at straws. The "non-replaceable battery" is the craziest of all.
In fact we have been hearing it for 5 years with each new "iPod Killer" that didn't.
The battery on my useless entry level nokia is often dying. However i dont want to carry around a 2nd battery so have never bought a extra/replacement battery.
Each time i buy a canon dig camera i get sucked into buying a 2nd battery. However i never use it. When traveling i just get in the habit of recharging the battery the moment i walk back into the hotel room.
the whole "non-replaceable battery" thing is just good FUD for retail people to try and move some non-iPod stock or make a sale of product that they can then tack on an overpriced/high margin accessory like a battery too.
Couldn't Apple design it's own push e-mail server software the same way RIM did? Would that type software be too difficult to design from a company that can create it's own full-scale OS?
I think that Apple should take some more time to move into the corporate world with the iPhone. At least let lots of companies get their hands on the SDK. I'll be the companies that were given the SDK early are already making some killer corporate apps.
Having a non-replaceable battery is a good thing.
@ partners in grime ....
exactly right. rather than just taking the easy way out and making the battery removable, CE companies should be trying to always improve battery performance ... i think apple has been quite good at this.
further i am sure that one of the reasons ipods/iphones are always smaller than their competitors is that the general device shape must be much larger to accommodate removing the battery.
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