Analyst warns of iPhone 2.0's effect on BlackBerry, Palm share

[AppleInsider]

The introduction of both native third-party applications and enterprise support to the iPhone is likely to sap further marketshare away from Palm and Research in Motion, says an investor note from Needham & Co.

Charlie Wolf of the financial group explains that neither company will be in a safe position with the anticipated June release of the iPhone's version 2.0 firmware making the Apple device more viable not just as a home user's device but also in the enterprise market that Palm and RIM have called home for some time.

The BlackBerry maker in particular faces the greatest impact. Although it remains the definitive leader in business with the largest amount of US marketshare and close competition with Windows Mobile worldwide, the Canadian company could see its growth "slow materially" from the June quarter onwards. Once quality third-party apps are available for the iPhone, there will be less incentive to use BlackBerries for their software.

In light of the Apple development kit, RIM's development environment is "comparatively primitive" and will likely result in nothing more than essential "meat and potatoes" apps for the BlackBerry, Wolf says.

And while Exchange support for the iPhone will give it secure "push" email similar to the BlackBerry, making it an option for businesses that have previously had to rule out Apple's handset, the real danger in the long term is for the BlackBerry's early steps into the consumer marketplace. The analyst contends that RIM has a competent platform in its OS and phones like the Pearl, but also that its breakneck growth is more a virtue of providing a capable offering versus incompetent alternatives.

"BlackBerry is currently the front-runner in the consumer smartphone market in part because it met the criteria for success in this market and in part because its competitors until quite recently were simply inept," the Needham researcher elaborates. "Their failure stemmed less from their ability to design sleek phones than in their choice of an operating system on which to run them."

Wolf singles out Windows Mobile as possibly driving many customers into RIM's arms with a "difficult" OS that may satisfy the enterprise but often pushes consumers towards the BlackBerry and other alternatives. Apple is and will be stealing some of RIM's success because it's the first competitor to offer a genuine alternative for consumers who want a smartphone.

The other major American smartphone maker, Palm, is already placed in a poor position by the analyst. Most of the damage done to Palm is said to be self-inflicted through complacency -- neither the OS nor the phones have changed significantly for years, Wolf adds -- but the addition of Exchange and third-party apps to Apple's phone will add another competitor to a market that has already downplayed Palm's efforts.

Palm's new Centro smartphone is also characterized as a stopgap measure to tide users over until a real, Linux-based Treo replacement is available near the end of 2008. It sells for as little as $99 but isn't seen as capable of holding its own against either the iPhone or other rivals for the next few quarters. Most customers are attracted to the Centro for its price rather than its feature set, a situation the Needham researcher says is likely to change once prices drop.

"It’s little more than a down sized Treo," he comments.

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[iPodphile]

The discussion of which OS a phone is running in this article, and many others, by people who do not seem to be uber phone geeks is awesome. I believe that until iPhone many "lay" people did not know, notice or care what OS they ran or what a difference it makes to their mobile phone experience. I firmly believe that everyone is underestimating the impact iPhone will have on the phone industry. I think only Steve Jobs has hinted that it really will change the way we think about phones just as the Mac did with computers and the iPod did with mp3 players. Thanks.

[aplnub]

I know a lot of people with BB's including me and very few use the Enterprise software. In fact, I don't know but maybe 2 people that use it. Most are stand alone. So I am always curious who these people are because there must be a lot of them.

I have an iPhone too and it would be killing the BB without 2.0 if it was available on all carriers. I think that is blatantly obvious from seeing AT&T's less than stellar coverage area when compared to Verizon that carrier is the cornerstone on swiftly turning the market and not enterprise. This opinion is subject to Visual Voicemail support being equal across carriers and me not being wrong.

[anantksundaram]

Originally Posted by iPodphile

The discussion of which OS a phone is running in this article, and many others, by people who do not seem to be uber phone geeks is awesome. I believe that until iPhone many "lay" people did not know, notice or care what OS they ran or what a difference it makes to their mobile phone experience. I firmly believe that everyone is underestimating the impact iPhone will have on the phone industry. I think only Steve Jobs has hinted that it really will change the way we think about phones just as the Mac did with computers and the iPod did with mp3 players. Thanks.

I agree. And, welcome.

[JeffDM]

I guess it could be argued that Palm and Blackberry filled a need. But it wasn't a need that most consumers had, and it wasn't something they wanted either. What the iPhone represents was a credible attempt at making something consumers want.

[Bageljoey]

Originally Posted by aplnub

This opinion is subject to Visual Voicemail support being equal across carriers and me not being wrong.

I can't argue with that!

Of course, coverage varies by region--I have found that in my corner of the world, where I make 95% of my calls, at&t is superior to Verizon. My parents have found the same thing 4 states away where they live. Certainly, Verizon is better in other places without a doubt but the big map of coverage area doesn't really tell the important story...

Nevertheless, I agree that, while Apple may have had very good reasons to sign the exclusivity deal with at&t before the rollout, it is going to seem like a dead weight holding them back for the next four years. I wonder if there is a secret opt-out clause...

[CREB]

I'm sorry, but RIM has an excellent established enterprise system, and the buttons on their phones to use it. The iPhone is cool, but it truly needs other elements to make it enterprise worthy. Love to see it happen, but not holding my breath.

[TenoBell]

I'm sorry, but RIM has an excellent established enterprise system, and the buttons on their phones to use it. The iPhone is cool, but it truly needs other elements to make it enterprise worthy. Love to see it happen, but not holding my breath.

This statement would have made more sense before we found out Apple licensed Exchange.

[kenaustus]

Originally Posted by Bageljoey

Nevertheless, I agree that, while Apple may have had very good reasons to sign the exclusivity deal with at&t before the rollout, it is going to seem like a dead weight holding them back for the next four years. I wonder if there is a secret opt-out clause...

Apple had a very good reason to work with only one carrier - they wanted iPhone features, like visual voicemail, integrated into the carrier's system. ATT was happy to do the work (and pay the monthly royalty to Apple), but they wanted to have a 5 year deal in order to do so.

The agreement is therefore not a dead weight, but a source of monthly income for Apple - something no other mobile phone maker has been able to achieve.

[JeffDM]

Originally Posted by CREB

I'm sorry, but RIM has an excellent established enterprise system, and the buttons on their phones to use it. The iPhone is cool, but it truly needs other elements to make it enterprise worthy. Love to see it happen, but not holding my breath.

Didn't you see the video of the February presentation? They addressed pretty much everything that was being requested for "Enterprise" use, save Lotus Notes integration, and the open standards counterparts to Exchange.

[Bageljoey]

Originally Posted by kenaustus

Apple had a very good reason to work with only one carrier - they wanted iPhone features, like visual voicemail, integrated into the carrier's system. ATT was happy to do the work (and pay the monthly royalty to Apple), but they wanted to have a 5 year deal in order to do so.

The agreement is therefore not a dead weight, but a source of monthly income for Apple - something no other mobile phone maker has been able to achieve.

Yes, I agree that there were good reasons on both sides for the deal. But 5 years is a long time in the mobile world. It seems that there is a substantial number of people who dislike at&t or outright despise them. If that keeps Apple from reaching their potential for several years while other manufacturers and providers cement their positions (or catch up depending on how you look at it) it could have long term negatives for Apple that outweigh the monthly royalty.

I don't know if this will happen, just that the next 4 years could seem like a long time...

[ikir]

Originally Posted by iPodphile

The discussion of which OS a phone is running in this article, and many others, by people who do not seem to be uber phone geeks is awesome. I believe that until iPhone many "lay" people did not know, notice or care what OS they ran or what a difference it makes to their mobile phone experience. I firmly believe that everyone is underestimating the impact iPhone will have on the phone industry. I think only Steve Jobs has hinted that it really will change the way we think about phones just as the Mac did with computers and the iPod did with mp3 players. Thanks.

I totally agree! Welcome to Apple Insider.

[csimmons]

I realize that enterprise support is important to a great number of people, but it can't be forgotten that the consumer market is much bigger than the enterprise market.

Apple's decision to cater to the consumer market first is what will eventually make them much bigger than RIM or even Nokia in the overall smartphone market worldwide.

[winterspan]

Originally Posted by iPodphile

The discussion of which OS a phone is running in this article, and many others, by people who do not seem to be uber phone geeks is awesome. I believe that until iPhone many "lay" people did not know, notice or care what OS they ran or what a difference it makes to their mobile phone experience. I firmly believe that everyone is underestimating the impact iPhone will have on the phone industry. I think only Steve Jobs has hinted that it really will change the way we think about phones just as the Mac did with computers and the iPod did with mp3 players. Thanks.

Completely agree! This analyst actually knows what he is talking about! IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SOFTWARE, STUPID!

Originally Posted by Bageljoey

Of course, coverage varies by region--I have found that in my corner of the world, where I make 95% of my calls, at&t is superior to Verizon. My parents have found the same thing 4 states away where they live. Certainly, Verizon is better in other places without a doubt but the big map of coverage area doesn't really tell the important story...

Nevertheless, I agree that, while Apple may have had very good reasons to sign the exclusivity deal with at&t before the rollout, it is going to seem like a dead weight holding them back for the next four years. I wonder if there is a secret opt-out clause...

Verizon seems to have better coverage in the West, and that holds true where I live. And their 3G EV-DO service DEFINITELY has much more coverage than ATT 3G/UMTS service, especially outside of major cities and in the suburbs. For me, a good part of a long-drive i make between two places isn't covered by AT&T, even along the major highway, which is a non-starter for me at least.

I agree with you on the exclusive nonsense... five years is a LONG time and will definitely hold them back in the USA, at least until Verizon and AT&T both have 700mhz LTE networks rolled out.. which may indeed take just as long.

Originally Posted by CREB

I'm sorry, but RIM has an excellent established enterprise system, and the buttons on their phones to use it. The iPhone is cool, but it truly needs other elements to make it enterprise worthy. Love to see it happen, but not holding my breath.

Is that supposed to be a shot at the iPhone touchscreen? I found it much easier to use than my treo, which indeed has LOTS of buttons. And what do you mean by "enterprise system"? What does it have besides push email/contacts?

Originally Posted by kenaustus

Apple had a very good reason to work with only one carrier - they wanted iPhone features, like visual voicemail, integrated into the carrier's system. ATT was happy to do the work (and pay the monthly royalty to Apple), but they wanted to have a 5 year deal in order to do so.

The agreement is therefore not a dead weight, but a source of monthly income for Apple - something no other mobile phone maker has been able to achieve.

The visual voicemail thing is definitely not work restriction to one carrier, and no one even said they are mutually exclusive. The visual voicemail is a carrier service provided by a 3rd party company who also happened to license it to Sprint recently. If it is really 5 years, that is going to be a huge blow, at least until Verizon and ATT are both on LTE systems.

There are many reasons why a lot of people will not readily jump to an AT&T-locked phone:
1) locked into a mandatory business /corporate account through their employer, and don't wish to carry two cellphones.
2) AT&T having crap coverage in their local area
3) AT&T having crap coverage in areas that they routinely travel
4) iPhone not being able to accept cheap, pre-paid foreign SIM cards while traveling
5) Locked into existing long-term contract

In my case, I drive between two cities routinely for work and pleasure, and AT&T doesn't have coverage for nearly 200+ miles between them, EVEN ALONG A MAJOR HIGHWAY! THAT will not work. I am NOT going to be stranded on the side of the highway without phone coverage!

Originally Posted by JeffDM

Didn't you see the video of the February presentation? They addressed pretty much everything that was being requested for "Enterprise" use, save Lotus Notes integration, and the open standards counterparts to Exchange.

Didn't IBM announce Lotus Notes integration is on the way?

[starwarrior]

You bet they will. At the least the 50 Million who own the Ipod are going to get one. Told my middle schooler today that I will break his iphone for applications. He said: "great, now I can have as many applications as my friend (just a girl) who has four pages of launch icons on hers". Holy cow, who needs an Apple SDK. They will not let hackers experiment with it anyway.

[JeffDM]

Originally Posted by Bageljoey

Yes, I agree that there were good reasons on both sides for the deal. But 5 years is a long time in the mobile world.

Has that really been officially confirmed? I know it was reported in the business news, I think Business Week, but I don't remember Apple or AT&T confirming the time period.

[teckstud]

Originally Posted by kenaustus

The agreement is therefore not a dead weight, but a source of monthly income for Apple - something no other mobile phone maker has been able to achieve.

It is a dead weight when you have so many more potential new customers that simply refuse to join AT&T- iPhone or no iPhone.

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by teckstud

It is a dead weight when you have so many more potential new customers that simply refuse to join AT&T- iPhone or no iPhone.

It's a numbers game.

If [(P x T - L x P) x 24] - S x N > 0 then carrier associations are better for Apple.

P = Profit paid to Apple from AT&T each month per customer on average
T = number of iPhone customers on AT&T's network
L = The perceived number potential iPhone users who will not use AT&T's network and therefore will not buy an iPhone
S = Assumed profit from sales of unlocked iPhone
N = Number of units sold
24 refers to a 2 year contract
(We could include those that will unlock the device for use with other GSM if we wanted to and add in other costs, but I am trying to use a simple model here)

- Please correct if I am wrong. It's been a very long time since I tried to o something like this.

[Cubert]

I love it when a plan comes together!

[winterspan]

Originally Posted by solipsism

It's a numbers game.

If [(P x T - L x P) x 24] - S x N > 0 then carrier associations are better for Apple.

P = Profit paid to Apple from AT&T each month per customer on average
T = number of iPhone customers on AT&T's network
L = The perceived number potential iPhone users who will not use AT&T's network and therefore will not buy an iPhone
S = Assumed profit from sales of unlocked iPhone
N = Number of units sold
24 refers to a 2 year contract
(We could include those that will unlock the device for use with other GSM if we wanted to and add in other costs, but I am trying to use a simple model here)

- Please correct if I am wrong. It's been a very long time since I tried to o something like this.

It's more complicated than that. Although I hated it, It was smart for Apple to go exclusive with AT&T to get into the market. The iPhone literally requires a large amount of data access as part of it's nature and appeal, and unlimited data prices have historically been very high. I have been paying $49.95/month with verizon in ADDITION to my shared voice plan for unlimited data. AT&T had a little bit better prices, but not much. By partnering, Apple was able to get AT&T to make those unlimited-data iPhone-only plans much cheaper than an equivalent plan before the iPhone was introduced. And obviously the revenue represents a significant bonus as well.

Having said all that, assuming this 5-year contract is real, it would have been MUCH WISER in my opinion to shorten that exclusivity period to 18-24 months. That way, even if AT&T would only give them half of the revenue share that they would otherwise receive with a 5-year exclusivity, they would easily make it up in the MILLIONS of sales they would get from Verizon/Sprint converts with a CDMA iPhone. IMHO, This would be the best of both worlds:

1) Apple receives AT&T's help with all aspects of the iPhone launch, from assisting in technical development and testing on their network to AT&T's help promoting and selling the phone through advertising, promotions, and in-store displays/test units. Remember, many people who walk into an AT&T store to play with the iPhone might have NEVER otherwise been able to physically experiment with it due to the limited reach of Apple stores outside of major metro areas. Also having a carrier partner guarantees Apple would not have to deal with the major incumbents like RIM, Nokia, Sony Ericcson, et all pressuring the carriers to not sell the device in their stores or otherwise find a way to blackball the iPhone.

2) For the 18-24 months of exclusivity, Apple receives x amount of monthly revenue share per contract signed.

3) MOST IMPORTANTLY, once they are in the marketplace and have their iPhone operations and sales streamlined, they can finally drop the exclusivity and made a CDMA/EVDO iPhone and obtain MILLIONS more sales than they otherwise would receive. There are LEGIONS of people who will not switch from Verizon or Sprint to AT&T, iPhone or not. Reasons include being on a corporate contract with another carrier (me), not getting AT&T service in their area or areas they frequent (me), people who travel overseas and can't swap the SIM card for a cheap local pre-paid one because of the AT&T lock, people who have had BAD experiences with AT&T's in the past (me), etc.

I think this would be MUCH preferred to a 5 YEAR exclusivity. I have to wonder if AT&T was firm about the length of time in negotiations. If the 5 years is really true, It seems like they are going to be missing out on a lot of potential sales because of it. But you never know.. Remember, that Apple guy did say "Apple is not dedicated to any particular carrier model, we are dedicated to creating great phones"

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by winterspan

It's more complicated than that.

I know it is, but I surely couldn't do it justice if I tried to make it accurate and what I could do would make it more complicated that needs to be for my post.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, once they are in the marketplace and have their iPhone operations and sales streamlined, they can finally drop the exclusivity and made a CDMA/EVDO iPhone and obtain MILLIONS more sales than they otherwise would receive. There are LEGIONS of people who will not switch from Verizon or Sprint to AT&T, iPhone or not.

Do you think Apple will make a CDMA version? How many markets outside the US will also benefit from this lateral iPhone model? We know Apple much prefers to have one physical device to rule them all.

I think this would be MUCH preferred to a 5 YEAR exclusivity. I have to wonder if AT&T was firm about the length of time in negotiations. If the 5 years is really true, It seems like they are going to be missing out on a lot of potential sales because of it. But you never know.. Remember, that Apple guy did say "Apple is not dedicated to any particular carrier model, we are dedicated to creating great phones"

An AI poster has stated that they think the duration is sliding with AT&T having an option to increase it after 2 years. That is an interesting concept as Apple may want to break free in a year after the success of the original, 3G and v2.0 of the iPhone has made it wildly popular with no end in sight (assumption). Perhaps Apple will want more revenue from AT&T, I surely would. The reports I've read show AT&T getting many new customers, and getting customers on more expensive plans that have never used a smartphone before.

If AT&T wasn't the first choice, Apple may have had to sign a longer deal to get them onboard.

[TenoBell]

It is a dead weight when you have so many more potential new customers that simply refuse to join AT&T- iPhone or no iPhone.

Well seeing as AT&T's first holiday quarter with the iPhone had record breaking subscriber growth. 2.7 million new subscribers.

I don't think they are having problems with potential new customers.

If AT&T wasn't the first choice, Apple may have had to sign a longer deal to get them onboard.

AT&T wasn't the first choice Verizon was. But I don't believe Apple signed a 5 year deal.

[OldCodger73]

Originally Posted by solipsism

...

Do you think Apple will make a CDMA version? How many markets outside the US will also benefit from this lateral iPhone model? We know Apple much prefers to have one physical device to rule them all.

Even though CDMA may not be popular elsewhere in the world, in the US there's a huge market in the CDMA sector. So IMO, a CDMA iPhone seems a given at some point, otherwise the US GSM market becomes saturated and stagnate. As Winterspan points out, AT&T isn't the first choice as a provider for the majority of US cellphone users.

[JeffDM]

Originally Posted by OldCodger73

Even though CDMA may not be popular elsewhere in the world, in the US there's a huge market in the CDMA sector. So IMO, a CDMA iPhone seems a given at some point, otherwise the US GSM market becomes saturated and stagnate. As Winterspan points out, AT&T isn't the first choice as a provider for the majority of US cellphone users.

The survey's I've seen showed that none of the US providers is really that much better than any of the others. If AT&T rated at 50%, Sprint, Verizon and whoever else might be 48% to 52%.

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by JeffDM

The survey's I've seen showed that none of the US providers is really that much better than any of the others. If AT&T rated at 50%, Sprint, Verizon and whoever else might be 48% to 52%.

hought I'd never go back to Cingular after my previous experience with them, but my desire to consolidate my iPod into my cellphone, a cellphone that synced well and had internet, and my complete lack of desire to have to deal with hacked iPhone brought me back to AT&T. I don't think I'm alone in that.

I've have excellent service for the past year. Not one complaint. I don't think I'm alone in that either. I wonder if my previous issues with Cingular—and other teclos—were manly catalyzed by the horrible phones I was using.

[winterspan]

Originally Posted by TenoBell

Well seeing as AT&T's first holiday quarter with the iPhone had record breaking subscriber growth. 2.7 million new subscribers.

I don't think they are having problems with potential new customers.

AT&T wasn't the first choice Verizon was. But I don't believe Apple signed a 5 year deal.

No one said AT&T was having problems with new customers. I am NOT talking about those that wish to or are able to switch! I'm talking about the other 50 million.
Even if CDMA was USA-only, its a HUGE market equivalent to the whole EU, with large disposable incomes, and the majority of the population is still in the dark ages using basic phones. That's about as ripe a possible situation for Apple to exploit with the advanced -- yet easy-to-use -- iPhone.

BUT, and this is important, contrary to what many people think they know, CDMA/EV-DO is actually used in MANY more countries than just the United States.

Current subscriber base of 3G CDMA (CDMA2000-EVDO) in the world is 417 MILLION, including 200+ million in Asia, and 130+ million in the Americas.
OBVIOUSLY, you can see the benefit of a CDMA iPhone.

http://www.cdg.org/worldwide/cdma_world_subscriber.asp

[Slewis]

Null.

[JeffDM]

Originally Posted by Slewis

The most recent numbers are from March 2004 which places GSM subscribers at over a billion but there haven't been any new numbers since then, I doubt they dropped though.

I did find this as well, GSM has 81.3% of the market with W-CDMA adding another 5.6% compared to CDMA's 11.4%.

I don't think that's a good argument. Just because the GSM subscriber base is over a billion, I don't see that as a reason to ignore the 400M subscriber base for CDMA, that's not a small group of people. I'm pretty sure it would be well worth Apple's time to make a model for those users. The product line doesn't have to be exclusive to one system, there can be two models as many handset makers do, and each model probably sells far less than iPhones. I doubt winterspan is suggesting that the GSM market be ignored.

Since the global market is much much bigger than the US market, is it worth building a separate CDMA iPhone? I doubt it.

The page linked showed that there were more CDMA subscribers in Asia than there are in the US.

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by Slewis

ActiveSync, not Exchange

That is easily confused until it's pointed out.

A lot of people have said that it's not enterprise worthy without a keyboard... let's just see how that pans out though because from the sound of it, a lot of companies and individual users don't seem to give a damn.

Agreed.

There are a lot of people who dislike <insert any carrier here> and despise them, so um, what's new?

Good point.

In the US the only other option for a GSM phone is T-Mobile who uses non-standard frequencies, so that means also developing a CDMA phone which is well, not a good idea.

I hadn't thought of that. They use 1700MHz and 2100MHz for 3G data, right?. So the 1700MHz upstream will make it incompatible in the US unless support for operating band IV is added. Does this mean that an unlocked 3G iPhone will be unable to get 3G speeds on T-Mobile, only EDGE speeds? If so, that is a win for AT&T and we will see even more people move to AT&T since data rate is more important that carrier loyalty, IMO.

Who was the third party company? I'm interested in looking at their implementation. And yes IBM announced it pre-SDK but how integrated is it? Maybe it's just their own apps instead of having it built into Apple's apps.. or maybe they're working with Apple to license their protocol for syncing with Domino so they can build that into their apps in addition to Exchange support?

I'm curious about this too. I thought it was Apple's implementation and figured that Sprint may have a battle on their hands for the tech or the trademark. Surprisingly, Visual Voicemail is not trademarked by Apple of anyone. I know that the tech also existed before Apple and am surprised to have seen no lawsuits come across AI.

GSM Subscriber Stats
The most recent numbers are from March 2004 which places GSM subscribers at over a billion but there haven't been any new numbers since then, I doubt they dropped though.
I did find this as well, GSM has 81.3% of the market with W-CDMA adding another 5.6% compared to CDMA's 11.4%. Since the global market is much much bigger than the US market, is it worth building a separate CDMA iPhone? I doubt it.

I'd say so. While compared to 1.5B(?) GSM based subscribers 400M does seem low, but that is plenty for Apple to make a CDMA version. The R&D, manufacturing, packaging for a CDMA version are all nickel and dime stuff compared to the number of potential customers out there for Apple.

Even at 1% (though it looks like that an understatement) Apple would still sell 4M. At $400 a unit, not including revenue sharing Apple grosses $1.6B. That is nothing to scoff at.

[samab]

Originally Posted by solipsism

I'd say so. While compared to 1.5B(?) GSM based subscribers 400M does seem low, but that is plenty for Apple to make a CDMA version. The R&D, manufacturing, packaging for a CDMA version are all nickel and dime stuff compared to the number of potential customers out there for Apple.

Even at 1% (though it looks like that an understatement) Apple would still sell 4M. At $400 a unit, not including revenue sharing Apple grosses $1.6B. That is nothing to scoff at.

Especially when most of the CDMA subscribers are in the first world --- US, Canada, Japan and Korea --- and where most of those cell phone subscribers are on postpaid contract.

There is like a billion GSM subscribers in the third world --- not really the target audience for the iphone. And the rest of the GSM subscribers are in first world Europe where prepaid is the norm --- not really the iphone business model.

[gold_bug]

Originally Posted by Slewis

ActiveSync, not Exchange

Actually it is called EAS. Exchange Active Sync protocol. We use is exclusively after we replaced our BES servers. (Blackberry Enterprise Server)

Plain Activesync is what is used to sync pda's and cell phones with a hard cable.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...EXCHG.80).aspx


Requires M$ exchange 2003 with SP2 or above.

[tutumiles1]

Before everyone predicts the dealt of BB, the iPhone has a lot of work to undergo. I like the phone but I am definitely going without features that I previously had on other smartphones. I want the iPhone to be successful and I would even move up to the 16gb over the 8 because I will add a lot of apps but I am expecting a lot more from the phone than I feel we have... We do not have to be Apple Butt Boys and can speak to the obvious things missing. Apple needs to get back to work on the phone...The job is not over. I want Apple to have strong competition so they do not take us for granted.

[TenoBell]

ActiveSync, not Exchange
That is easily confused until it's pointed out.

True if you want to parse the conversation into semantics.

Apple licensed Exchange ActiveSync for syncing mobile device with a computer running MS Exchange server.

[gold_bug]

Originally Posted by TenoBell

True if you want to parse the conversation into semantics.

Apple licensed Exchange ActiveSync for syncing mobile device with a computer running MS Exchange server.

Doh wrong person to reply. My bad. You are correct. EAS it is.