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BlackBerryToday > Features > Is iPhone Really Ready to Challenge BlackBerry Now? - User Opinions
Is iPhone Really Ready to Challenge BlackBerry Now? - User Opinions
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James Alan Miller is a Joke
For some time now, I have come to understand that articles from this author are ridiculous. I think the only thing James Alan Miller loves more than the iPhone, is trying to write a negative spin on it. I chuckled when I watched Steve Jobs give the roadmap presentation, actually thinking, "what will James Alan Miller's spin on this be...". Well, he didn't disappoint.When folks like John Doerr get emotional while speaking about the iPhone (and put their money where their mouth is to the tune of $100M), that's news. Understand that, write about that and you'll have an article that's worth reading. Note to the folks that write the "SmartPhoneToday" newsletter. Please add the author's name next to the article. I'm done wasting my time on this guy's articles.
Submitted by: Stephen
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Date Added: 2008-03-12
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More Enterprise FUD
I'm all for freedom of speech (a rare commodity these days), but I feel I have to take the author to task on a number of points that he raised.
Firstly, Lotus have told everybody that wants to listen that they are developing iPhone support for Notes right now. I imagine after seeing the Quicktime presentation on the SDK launch that the promised support won't take long given the ease of use that the SDK offers. (You could also add that unfortunately almost everybody seems to use Exchange, so the immediate lack of Notes support is not a pressing problem). I personally would rather see more people use Open Source software in their businesses, but that is arguable in itself.Secondly, while ATT are the only U.S. carriers at present on Apples books, they are a huge part of the market. I can't comment on their service as I haven't used them yet, but the reality is that Apple had to choose SOMEBODY as their initial carrier, and ATT fits the bill at the moment. Apple have only been in the smartphone market for less than a year and at this early stage they need wholehearted support (if that is even possible) from a dedicated provider. Thirdly, the author stated that he believes that a number of companies won't want their applications uploaded to an offsite location. I find this statement laughable in itself. These same companies don't seem to mind that every single email they send through their Blackberries go off site to the RIM NOC center before they are even half way to the recipient. How many people remember the huge outages that hit the NOC center recently? Some commenators believe that the NOC center makes RIM more secure.. can someone please explain to me how this is more secure that the Apple direct Exchange server to user model? You don't have to rely on any RIM servers at all. How many times has iTunes been 'down' compared to the NOC? Finally, in answer to the assertion that companies won't want to adopt the iPhone because of RIM's extremely expensive setup and running costs.. they won't have to 'throw it all away and start from scratch' as the author asserts. Quite the opposite in fact, as nobody has said that the it is a matter of choosing one or the other. If companies have invested in RIM exorbitant infrastructure, fine, but they don't require the same expensive investment to use iPhones. As we saw from the demo even a moderately skilled person can set up the Exchange for themselves, without the need for a IT person at all. Of course, if you want to use more complicated functions like remote wipe you will need a dedicated IT person. It will be quite easy to run Blackberries and iPhones at the same time for IT people. I'm quite sure that after using iPhones, IT people will (or should) think more favorably about using iPhones.
I wonder, did the author even SEE the SDK presentation at all before writing this article?
Submitted by: Steve
Email: takaladdie-forums@yahoo.com.au
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Date Added: 2008-03-08
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