Comments on: iPhone + Exchange – what I wish my Blackberry was like. http://www.youwillgetavirus.com/archives/42 A Geek's View of Technology Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:40:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: john http://www.youwillgetavirus.com/archives/42/comment-page-1#comment-81 john Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:21:37 +0000 http://www.youwillgetavirus.com/?p=42#comment-81 Sadly the Blackberry is king of the enterprise world around here. I'm not entirely sure why - it's got a terrible interface (at least *I* think it's terrible), unless you have a Blackberry Enterprise Server it's mostly worthless as an enterprise ready phone and it's just plain annoying - especially after having used an iPhone for a year. Generally speaking the mobile phone market in the States is a travesty - the phones being pawned off on people are absolute rubbish, half of them promising features that are barely functional, and when they do function are poorly thought out and implemented. They are treated solely as vessels to shoehorn people into expensive contracts with the mobile phone carriers. IMHO the only phone I've seen that DOESN'T fit that mold is the iPhone - it's not perfect, don't get me wrong, but it's been the only phone I've not wanted to throw away 3 days after I got it. I think it has a lot of potential in the enterprise - and certainly should have Blackberry (RIM) taking notice. Sadly the Blackberry is king of the enterprise world around here. I’m not entirely sure why – it’s got a terrible interface (at least *I* think it’s terrible), unless you have a Blackberry Enterprise Server it’s mostly worthless as an enterprise ready phone and it’s just plain annoying – especially after having used an iPhone for a year.

Generally speaking the mobile phone market in the States is a travesty – the phones being pawned off on people are absolute rubbish, half of them promising features that are barely functional, and when they do function are poorly thought out and implemented. They are treated solely as vessels to shoehorn people into expensive contracts with the mobile phone carriers.

IMHO the only phone I’ve seen that DOESN’T fit that mold is the iPhone – it’s not perfect, don’t get me wrong, but it’s been the only phone I’ve not wanted to throw away 3 days after I got it.

I think it has a lot of potential in the enterprise – and certainly should have Blackberry (RIM) taking notice.

]]> By: sayerbloke http://www.youwillgetavirus.com/archives/42/comment-page-1#comment-80 sayerbloke Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:36:40 +0000 http://www.youwillgetavirus.com/?p=42#comment-80 I don't think Blackberry's are that popular over here... mind you, I might be wrong because my knowledge of the telecomms industry and what is cutting edge and so on is severely lacking! Helpful update, mate :) I don’t think Blackberry’s are that popular over here… mind you, I might be wrong because my knowledge of the telecomms industry and what is cutting edge and so on is severely lacking!

Helpful update, mate :)

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