Department of Defense to purchase more than 650,000 iOS devices?

0. phoneArena posted on 20 Mar 2013, 23:39

One day after BlackBerry 10 was shot down by the U.K. government for security reasons, the U.S. Department of Defense has turned away from BlackBerry and is said to have a pending order to purchase over 650,000 iOS devices directly from Apple; of the 650,000 plus devices, 210,000 are various Apple iPhone models and there are even Apple iPod touch units as part of the order...

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1. Mxyzptlk posted on 20 Mar 2013, 23:41 9 14

DoD has good tastes

20. anywherehome posted on 21 Mar 2013, 11:03 0 3

No it must be corruption, because who would buy a device where you can not copy a file or simply install one purpose app for their company? iOS for enterprise is a complete nonsense..... It's like to have a screwdriver instead of drill :-)

2. Nathan_ingx posted on 20 Mar 2013, 23:47 12 3

Too bad they have good taste for the wrong fruit.
Muahahahaha...you're funny man.

13. wendygarett (limited) 3 days ago posted on 21 Mar 2013, 01:17 12 3

IPhone? Fine... IPad? Fine as well...
IPod touch? Wtf!!! seriously!! I can really rename this a 'department of Apple fansite'

19. Nathan_ingx posted on 21 Mar 2013, 08:18 1 2

Maybe the DoD wants to listen to music, play samurai series, tap around...

3. GadgetsMcGoo posted on 20 Mar 2013, 23:48 8 1

The UK CESG rumor was corrected by the CESG hours after the rumors came out yesterday yet you Alan F continue to go by the original incorrect information. Shame.

12. rusticguy posted on 21 Mar 2013, 01:16 3 1

You surprised? I am not.

4. lyndon420 posted on 20 Mar 2013, 23:48 10 2

The DoD isn't known for making wise decisions.

5. fistigons posted on 20 Mar 2013, 23:52 5 0

200,000 Apple iPod touch models? I have no idea what I would do with an iPod touch at work. Now I can see pilots using the iPad mini for their flight plans or uploading weather briefs. Especially with everybody trying to go paperless.

6. akbar posted on 20 Mar 2013, 23:59 6 0

I just can understand how the DoD can go with Apple. I assume the security should be their top priority and Apple can not fix a lock screen bug since 3 releases.
Also try typing with wet dirty hands (like in the battlefield) on touchscreen. This is total BS.

11. Droid_X_Doug posted on 21 Mar 2013, 00:56 2 1

iOS since something like v. 5 in combination with I believe the A5 CPU is a very secure environment (AES256). It is certified by NSA for storage of Top Secret information. The stale UI is not necessarily a decision criteria for the DoD.

7. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 21 Mar 2013, 00:13 6 1

Alan continues to write these articles "knowing" that those rumors weren't true. You should be ashamed of your self.

14. rusticguy posted on 21 Mar 2013, 01:32 3 0

You'll get a warning ... check your mailbox :D

8. ajac09 posted on 21 Mar 2013, 00:19 0 0

yet phonearena claimed blackberry was doing fine lol

9. Techboi posted on 21 Mar 2013, 00:27 1 0

This makes no sense... What are really the flaws in bb10?

10. Nathan_ingx posted on 21 Mar 2013, 00:48 3 2

Simply put, it's not Apple.
"It just doesn't work".

15. Ninetysix posted on 21 Mar 2013, 01:55 0 6

Need more comments from fandroids. Come on. We're missing the usual comments about stocks, maps, etc.

At the end of the day, I just sit back and lol at all the comments people say about Apple dying. These teenagers will never understand why apple is dominant in the enterprise world.

16. xperiaDROID posted on 21 Mar 2013, 06:16 1 0

200,000 iPod touch?! (FAINTS) X(

17. bubbadoes posted on 21 Mar 2013, 07:14 1 0

amazing--in the middle of sequestration. How is this possible?

18. kg4icg posted on 21 Mar 2013, 07:25 2 0

Need to fix your story on the BlackBerry and UK government, because they haven't bought the phone in for testing yet. So you can't really say UK government shot down BlackBerry Z10.

21. DigitalJedi_X2 posted on 21 Mar 2013, 15:00 0 2

Why is Alan F allowed to continue writing articles if he's knowingly putting out false information? Oh... Wait... This is IPHONEarena and if it doesn't make Apple look good, then it gets blasted. Seriously, its ridiculous that IPhonearena continues to allow disinformation to be printed and let these "so-called" "tech journalists" continue to spread lies. Every other site has either updated or corrected their BB stories but IPhonearena continues to print misinformation.

22. Ninetysix posted on 21 Mar 2013, 15:33 0 2

You sound upset broseph. Nobody is forcing you to go to this website and read their articles.

23. DigitalJedi_X2 posted on 22 Mar 2013, 19:32 0 0

The only one that seems "mad" here sister, is you. You mad that I'm calling out your favorite site for writing incorrect crap? You butt hurt that I'm calling out your favorite iPhonearena writer who you spend nights fantasizing about because he's been writing bogus articles that are outright lies?

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