I donno how well the business world would take to this kind of device...considering there are cheaper handsets that do business stuff better and faster and less stylish.
Lotus Notes integration? Seriously? No Exchange? I know there are a fair amount of business out there that use Notes, but there are far more that use Exchange. For me, Exchange support is the killer app that could get me to ask my boss to switch the company. My crashy but functional Palm 700P supports direct Exchange integration. I'd rather use an iPhone, but I need to sync my email, calendars and contacts. IMAP only syncs email.
Cheap has nothing to do with it. Business has more money than individuals. The iPhone has many strikes against it that rule it out as a business phones no matter what rate plan you attach to it. - No Exchange or RIM PUSH Email - No version without camera for secure sites - No "real" ability to addon business apps - Even when SDK comes out, most business apps are for Windows Mobile, Palm or RIM
Stylish would be great for business! My mom may get a blackberry from here work for email, etc. She's open to the idea but concerned about the ease of use/hassles. She can use a computer fine, but you know all those little extra things can be hard.
However she'd be totally willing to get an iPhone for email purposes. There'd be a bit of a learning curve, but she's already used one a few times in the Apple store and gets the idea.
Now for the plans: Is that 45 total or 45 on the voice? Cos consumer plans are 20 on the voice, 60 total
"Even when SDK comes out, most business apps are for Windows Mobile, Palm or RIM"
Well considering this is iPhone v1, isn't that much obvious? The apps can't exist before the platform. SAP and Lotus chose to support the iPhone over all of the above.
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I donno how well the business world would take to this kind of device...considering there are cheaper handsets that do business stuff better and faster and less stylish.
Lotus Notes integration? Seriously? No Exchange? I know there are a fair amount of business out there that use Notes, but there are far more that use Exchange. For me, Exchange support is the killer app that could get me to ask my boss to switch the company. My crashy but functional Palm 700P supports direct Exchange integration. I'd rather use an iPhone, but I need to sync my email, calendars and contacts. IMAP only syncs email.
Cheap has nothing to do with it. Business has more money than individuals. The iPhone has many strikes against it that rule it out as a business phones no matter what rate plan you attach to it.
- No Exchange or RIM PUSH Email
- No version without camera for secure sites
- No "real" ability to addon business apps
- Even when SDK comes out, most business apps are for Windows Mobile, Palm or RIM
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Stylish would be great for business! My mom may get a blackberry from here work for email, etc. She's open to the idea but concerned about the ease of use/hassles. She can use a computer fine, but you know all those little extra things can be hard.
However she'd be totally willing to get an iPhone for email purposes. There'd be a bit of a learning curve, but she's already used one a few times in the Apple store and gets the idea.
Now for the plans: Is that 45 total or 45 on the voice? Cos consumer plans are 20 on the voice, 60 total
"Even when SDK comes out, most business apps are for Windows Mobile, Palm or RIM"
Well considering this is iPhone v1, isn't that much obvious? The apps can't exist before the platform. SAP and Lotus chose to support the iPhone over all of the above.