AT&T to Target iPhone to Business Customers?

Not really a surprise. After all, its only business people who could afford it.

Now if I can just get my boss to approve the requisition...:rolleyes:

Well, I'm going to buy one, and write it off as a business expense :)

Not sure if I see many crackberry addicts switching, but I see no reason why it wont be able to be used by some companies as their corporate communication device.....

Analysts appear to agree and feel that it would be a mistake for AT&T to market it specifically to business users who may depend on these 3rd party applications as well as ongoing concerns about battery life and the non-removal battery.

I think these analysts have it wrong. How many people seriously edit, or for that matter even view, an office document on one of these devices?

Of course that goes against what MS is trying to advocate with the whole windows mobile media blitz.

Personally its one of those things, you think you need it, but never use it...

The news comes in the wake of comments by a Microsoft executive that the iPhone would "irrelevant to business users" due to a lack of 3rd party support:

MS' guys are just jealous...

...The news comes in the wake of comments by a Microsoft executive that the iPhone would "irrelevant to business users" due to a lack of 3rd party support:

Analysts appear to agree and feel that it would be a mistake for AT&T to market it specifically to business users who may depend on these 3rd party applications as well as ongoing concerns about battery life and the non-removal battery...

Ok, let me try to understand this... the Microsoft exec says iPhone is bad because it's "closed" and thus won't run Office??? Well, isn't Office f-ing "CLOSED" itself? What a hypocrit! :mad: :mad: :mad:

Microsoft is gonna make themselves look stupid in a few months when there are indeed apps that'll open/create word files & when other 3rd party apps are released for iPhone.

Saying that the user "cannot install applications on" the device is just stupid of them to even say. Oh, really Microsoft?? Last time I checked, no one said you wont be able to install apps on the phone, just that they will have to pass Apple's tests, like the iPod games are now.

How 'bout shuttin' up until we know the specifics, MS??

I can see this for small businesses but not for large businesses.

Corporations need to be able to encrypt the content of the device, they need to comunicate over encrypted channels (end to end with their internal email server) and need to comunicate via email with outsiders via some other form of secured email.

Last but not least, entering the wrong code should wipe the device after n number of bad tries.

Based on what little we know so far, these capabilites are not in the iPhone making it like any other phone other than blackberry. Blackberry phone and their server software that runs on the Corporate email server has these capabilities and more.

Sorry not yet in the same league, but I do want one for my use not work.

Is there some unannounced App that AT&T knows about?

Doesn't make sense unless they put together something to compete with the crackberries...

As the battery is CHARGABLE, who cares whether or not it's removable?

Honestly, my understanding is that one of the things that most terrifies corporate IT departments is employees downloading and installing any old thing on their laptops or cell phones. They might see the limited ability to install apps on the iPhone as a plus.