Michael
May 5th, 2007, 02:19 AM
Alykhan Jetha, CEO of Marketcircle, <a href="http://www.marketcircle.com/blog/?p=26">recently described the iPhone</a> as "the best business phone out there", contrary to Chris Sorenson, the Asia-Pacific smartphone strategy head for Microsoft. <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/04/19/microsoft.on.iphone/">Sorenson had stated earlier</a> that the iPhone will be essentially useless in a business setting due to the fact that it is closed to developers of third party applications and wont support Office documents. He also stated that users would prefer a user interface more similar to that of Windows Mobil 6 due to its familiarity. (I presume this doesn't factor it's lack of aesthetic, or the difficulty of use, especially for new users.) Jetha disagrees with Sorenson, saying that because of it's interface and the simplicity, it is "…flipping easy to use!" He adds that, being that the Mac desktop OS is already superior to that of Microsoft's desktop OS, and that it can read Windows documents out of the box, he speculates that the iPhone's OS is likely to follow suit. He also applauds Apple for their timing on releasing the iPhone, saying that the stray from the enterprise market is intentional, and that small business owners and consumers are a much larger demographic.
I'm inclined to agree with Alykhan Jetha on most of this argument. The iPhone's software will come from far superior roots, so one can hardly expect that the iPhone's software will be, at least in some capacities, superior to existing smart phones. Also, to add to the comment about control over third party apps, I see it as a form of quality control. That said, the price is likely to be the deciding factor for much of the population.
I'm inclined to agree with Alykhan Jetha on most of this argument. The iPhone's software will come from far superior roots, so one can hardly expect that the iPhone's software will be, at least in some capacities, superior to existing smart phones. Also, to add to the comment about control over third party apps, I see it as a form of quality control. That said, the price is likely to be the deciding factor for much of the population.