Here's a message from my corporate CIO that just came across. I work for a Fortune 500 corporation with global operations. The name of my company has been deleted from this message.
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Dear Colleagues:
Many of you may have seen the extensive promotions for the new Apple iPhone, which will be launched by AT&T this week. This notice is being sent to everyone in advance of the launch so that [the corporation's] employees can make informed buying decisions. The iPhone offers many consumer benefits, but it has been designed mainly for the consumer market and would not work within a corporate computing environment. Because the design of the iPhone is not compatible with our computing network, it cannot be supported.
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I take issue with the following -- "it has been designed mainly for the consumer market and would not work within a corporate computing environment." Does anybody else think this is high-handed (and erroneous)?
Later, he goes on to say that "the design of the iPhone is not compatible with our computing network," which is more likely, but still...
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Here's a message from my corporate CIO that just came across. I work for a Fortune 500 corporation with global operations. The name of my company has been deleted from this message.
Text follows:
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Dear Colleagues:
Many of you may have seen the extensive promotions for the new Apple iPhone, which will be launched by AT&T this week. This notice is being sent to everyone in advance of the launch so that [the corporation's] employees can make informed buying decisions. The iPhone offers many consumer benefits, but it has been designed mainly for the consumer market and would not work within a corporate computing environment. Because the design of the iPhone is not compatible with our computing network, it cannot be supported.
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Text ends.
I take issue with the following -- "it has been designed mainly for the consumer market and would not work within a corporate computing environment." Does anybody else think this is high-handed (and erroneous)?
Later, he goes on to say that "the design of the iPhone is not compatible with our computing network," which is more likely, but still...
Cheers,
Doc