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    • ON: Tue Mar 11th 17:39 PM
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      Apple and RIM Battle for the Corporate Mobile Market
      As CSR pointed out, Salesforce.com is already lined up to be added to the iPhone. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Corporations will be able to add simple or complex apps to the iPhone which, combined with VPN etc. will make the iPhone an extension of the office like no other device before it. Reporting back, syncing and updating in real-time whilst being permanently remote. The inevitable arrival (perhaps this year) of a 3G wGPS iPhone will make it the must-have solution to business needs.

      And don't overlook other uses. Colleges all over the country are already using iPhones as the basis for student communication and interaction. Try podcasting a lecture to your BlackBerry and see how far you get.

      Lastly, I don't see any car manufacturers making custom BlackBerry interfaces, but pretty much all of them make one for an iPod. Land Rover even have a concept car that uses an iPhone as key and ignition switch.

      In less than 6 months, Apple created a $1billion industry (based on sales revenue plus subscriptions). That's amazing, especially when for 5 of those 6 months the market was limited exclusively to one carrier in the U.S.

      Some people will always prefer the BlackBerry in the same way that some people prefer the fixed rear axle on the Mustang. Me? I like to go around corners, with my car thumping to the beat of my iPhone.
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