Comments on: Apple's business call

By: marinello2003

marinello2003 — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:49:55 +0000

I think the game is going to change a lot once the new 3G iPhone is released. ATT is not bad (I am an iPhone user and use them), however they are not great either. 3G and Adobe flash support would make the iPhone the killer device it should be (along with an open SDK). http://www.stocksbuyorsell.com

By: Jason Berkes, Carlsbad CA

Jason Berkes, Carlsbad CA — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:48:33 +0000

Apple's iphone needs to add other carriers. I think the fcc should step in.

Thanks

Jason Berkes

By: Paul, Columbia, MD

Paul, Columbia, MD — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:10:35 +0000

Chaco: If you did not check out the features before buying a product, don't blame the company that sold it to you.

Gary: The statements do not mean the same thing. There is a difference when you announce in 6/07 that that you will sell 10 mil. by the end of 2008 (18 months) and saying you will sell 10 mil in 2008 (12 months). Apple has modified their original statement and they state they will sell 10 mil in 2008. This is not a big issue now but you should get your facts straight before complaining about others.

By: David, Bronx, NY.

David, Bronx, NY. — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:42:51 +0000

iPhone, If it is not fully open to all the carriers then It doesn't matter. People won't buy it. If we were open I would sacrifice and try to buy it myself but for now I just wait until something better comes along.

By: Bill Riverside CA

Bill Riverside CA — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:19:03 +0000

iphone sucks because it's on AT&T!

By: Terry, rapid city, SD

Terry, rapid city, SD — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:47:20 +0000

I have to agree with the people who think aapl should have been up 10! My work computer has VISTA, how people put up with it is beyond me! What a joke! If aapl had put out such a useless system they would have been laughed off the exchange! Get off MSFT's jock strap!

By: Jon, Kansas City, MO

Jon, Kansas City, MO — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:02:08 +0000

I *might* actually think about getting an iPhone under the following conditions:

1) UMTS/HSDPA connectivity.

2) Exchange access

3) Removable Battery

4) Get rid of that atrociously stupid ATT contract.

By: Corsair2, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Corsair2, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:41:44 +0000

RIM will never die. Wanna know why? Because, unlike their MS-Mobile contemporaries, they work. The just work. You turn them on, you make calls, you send and receive e-mail all the time, without fail. They're totally bulletproof. You don't have to pull the battery out of them five times a day like you have to do with a Palm Treo or a Windows Mobile-based phone. The battery life is stellar, and my BlackBerry 8830 has the very best implementation of Bluetooth I've ever seen on any device that supports the horrible, hopelessly-broken protocol. The 88xx-series phones lack a camera because that's what RIM's customers--government types, who aren't allowed photographic equipment in a good number of places they have to work--asked for it. That bologna a few posts back about how RIM neglected to put cameras on their handsets because they were "resting on their laurels" is complete rubbish. The Pearl and Curve were released because RIM wanted to cozy up to the consumer market. Yes the interface is a bit clunky and needs a freshening. But you ask the vast majority of business professionals if they'd trade in their Ol' Reliable BlackBerry for any fancy-schmancy MP3-player-turned-cellphone that doesn't even have a proper keyboard? "Not on your life," they'll say.

By: Travis, Fremont CA

Travis, Fremont CA — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:11:44 +0000

There is enough room for RIM and iPhone, AAPL will cut into the RIM market, but RIM will be around for a long-long time. Too many companies have to much invested in RIM devices and IT. However smaller, newer, or companies looking to update/revamp their business smart-phones now have a viable option. I think this is huge for Apple, for the basic business person who mainly wants his/her Outlook email options, why buy a Blackberry when you get so much more on iPhone? Of course AAPL needs to do more updates/enhancements, but all in due time people – this is a first of many big steps into the Enterprise market.

I don't have an iPhone and not a big business user, so I have little use for the Exchange feature, but would be nice to be able to check my work email from anywhere. These new updates have finally got me highly interested in buying an iPhone even though I recently bought a touch – that will be sold. Add in all the future SDK development with games and high-level apps, music, video, etc etc – this is increasingly becoming the ultimate device.

As for SMS and keyboard – Cacho you're an idiot, how many business people use SMS at a high level? I never see my coworkers or people in the airport using SMS on their Blackberries, they mostly use email. And the keyboard on my iPod touch is fine, after a few days I was good with it, occasionally make a typing mistake, but that happens on a full-size keyboard also.

Personally, I feel anyone who is still "hating" on the iPhone are just people who would never be happy with it under any circumstances. All they need to do is add 3G and keep the enhancements and updates coming. I hope to get my iPhone by years end, congrats AAPL for always moving forward and forcing other companies (RIM, cell makers, soft/hardware dvlprs) to keep up and not becoming lazy with their current success.

By: Doug, Manchester, NH

Doug, Manchester, NH — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:05:55 +0000

I'd love to buy an iPhone to use for my business, but I won't leave Verizon for AT&T. And Verizon won"t even touch the iPhone until Apple makes a version where the battery could be replaced easily. I hope the Apple engineers are working on that… Steve, are you listening?