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to use an oft-quoted phrase: "there's an app for that" moondog Send a noteboard - 28/05/2010 03:30:26 AM
Given the walled garden that is all Apple products, it's hardly surprising that people who need more than basic office functionality on their mobile don't use the iPhone.


i mean, i would really like to know what it is that someone can do with a blackberry that the iphone doesn't do? the only real thing i know of is blackberry enterprise server, which gives a major host of tools to secure a blackberry and give it an approved set of protocols and settings to manage it without having to have the device in person. so far, the iphone can't do that yet. but otherwise, all the major business software houses (except microsoft) have apps that are completely compatible with their pc counterparts. it just doesn't make sense to me that someone can't use their iphone for their business unless their IT department has a blanket "no iphone" policy.
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apple now bigger than microsoft moondog - 27/05/2010 07:12:48 AM 1082 Views
1. Hurrah! 2. I believe you are wrong... ImAMac - 27/05/2010 08:39:22 AM 686 Views
Name five fortune five hundrend companies that run "entirely on Macs" *NM* Roland00 - 27/05/2010 02:14:59 PM 313 Views
He can't. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:33:40 PM 701 Views
There's hasn't been a company called Apple Computers for years now Floffe - 27/05/2010 02:15:40 PM 731 Views
Anything that can be done on Windows can be done on a Mac? Really? Joel - 27/05/2010 03:01:01 PM 755 Views
Yes it will. ImAMac - 27/05/2010 03:43:11 PM 807 Views
MacOS will run my PC? Joel - 27/05/2010 04:02:43 PM 662 Views
Your stance is a little strange here... Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:33:19 PM 675 Views
It isn't hard to make a pc that boots mac Roland00 - 27/05/2010 08:58:43 PM 699 Views
You can also create a virtual machine running OSX on Windows *NM* BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 05:10:30 AM 324 Views
After Macs switched to Intel processing there were some hacks available to make them run on PCs. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:35:51 PM 689 Views
Do you know why IT will not run virtualization? It is quite simple. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:31:17 PM 686 Views
You can also run OSX on Windows. So what? *NM* BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 05:08:09 AM 309 Views
there is no equivalent apple product to microsoft exchange moondog - 27/05/2010 07:58:04 PM 659 Views
iDon't approve ironclad - 27/05/2010 08:43:38 AM 639 Views
-tortures- *NM* ImAMac - 27/05/2010 08:46:30 AM 301 Views
*touches* *NM* ironclad - 27/05/2010 08:47:50 AM 282 Views
nooo! Foxhead - 27/05/2010 10:06:21 AM 862 Views
steam is now available for mac moondog - 27/05/2010 08:04:34 PM 681 Views
Have you tried playing steam on a mac? Roland00 - 27/05/2010 09:00:06 PM 694 Views
even the authors of that article say "we didn't run this on a real mac" moondog - 28/05/2010 02:44:38 AM 677 Views
It was using the mac version of the 285 the most powerful video card on the mac Roland00 - 28/05/2010 06:02:33 AM 693 Views
it's still a big step though, you have to admit *NM* moondog - 28/05/2010 07:10:14 AM 308 Views
Yeah but I would recommend spend the 100 dollars for an OEM copy of windows and dual boot Roland00 - 28/05/2010 11:40:13 PM 695 Views
what's steam? *NM* Foxhead - 27/05/2010 11:22:38 PM 305 Views
steam is a giant gaming website moondog - 28/05/2010 02:38:23 AM 951 Views
Steam is itunes for games, same idea, same business model *NM* Roland00 - 28/05/2010 06:04:00 AM 297 Views
Not only the consumer market though.. Bramhodoulos - 27/05/2010 10:26:50 AM 708 Views
that's becoming less true though..... moondog - 27/05/2010 08:01:17 PM 641 Views
Hmmmm.... Bramhodoulos - 28/05/2010 02:50:54 AM 688 Views
Microsoft is stil in better posistion random thoughts - 27/05/2010 02:25:09 PM 739 Views
Re: Microsoft is stil in better posistion callandor1000 - 27/05/2010 07:52:48 PM 659 Views
doesn't matter which phone it is what matters is that the i-phone can be replaced and windows can't random thoughts - 27/05/2010 08:34:13 PM 639 Views
actually your analysis fails to account for "cloud computing" moondog - 28/05/2010 12:43:42 AM 602 Views
The really big bucks is in server software as every business needs server software to run databases. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:20:41 PM 701 Views
what can't they run on iphones? moondog - 28/05/2010 02:41:18 AM 616 Views
Windows-only programs, presumably. Businesses use more than simple office products. Ghavrel - 28/05/2010 03:04:14 AM 629 Views
to use an oft-quoted phrase: "there's an app for that" moondog - 28/05/2010 03:30:26 AM 697 Views
To use a not-so-oft-quoted phrase, "Not if it doesn't conform to Apple specifications." Ghavrel - 28/05/2010 05:53:54 AM 675 Views
the point is, that businesses are finding ways to make it work, even though they don't like it moondog - 28/05/2010 07:07:31 AM 690 Views
There are lots of things... BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 10:15:44 AM 727 Views
Yeah, but their founders claimed to be bigger than Jesus and I didn't believe that either. Joel - 27/05/2010 02:50:00 PM 706 Views
True, Apple is definitely moving in the "Evil Empire" direction. Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:36:55 PM 597 Views
Moving? They arrived years ago. *NM* Wibble - 27/05/2010 08:41:05 PM 294 Views
Re: True, Apple is definitely moving in the "Evil Empire" direction. callandor1000 - 28/05/2010 12:04:54 AM 619 Views
Re: apple now bigger than microsoft callandor1000 - 27/05/2010 07:49:25 PM 652 Views
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