“As expected, Wall Street analysts disagree about whether Apple will be a serious threat to RIM after the [iPhone 3G, iPhone Software 2.0] update, which includes support for corporate email/calendar/contact synching, security, etc.,” Dan Frommer writes for Silicon Alley Insider.
“The bull case from Piper Jaffray’s very bullish Gene Munster: ‘Surprisingly,’ he writes Wednesday, half the iPhone developers he interviewed this week at Apple’s WWDC were building enterprise apps. ‘We see this as a positive indicator of the potential for Enterprise adoption of the iPhone,'” Frommer writes.
“AmTech analyst Rob Sanderson has a different take: ‘We think iPhone will be successful in the consumer market, but we don’t have high hopes it will become a meaningful platform in the Enterprise segment,’ he says. ‘Businesses invest in IT for productivity enhancement. While iPhone offers the best rich Internet browsing and media experience in the industry, these applications are more often productivity deterrents than enhancers,'” Frommer writes.
“We’re not so sure about that. While Exchange support is probably the feature that will bring the iPhone in the door at most corporations, we think its Web browser — the ‘productivity deterrent’ Sanderson refers to, could be an important feature, too,” Frommer writes.
MacDailyNews Take: Obviously.
Frommer continues, “The iPhone’s Web browser is easily more powerful than any browser RIM offers. Being able to use a fully functional mobile browser with fast, 3G network speeds — without having to take your laptop out of its bag, boot it up, and connect the 3G laptop card — is a productivity booster, not a distraction.”
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