Eight of the top ten devices activated for enterprise use in Q4 were Apple devices

12. darkkjedii posted on 26 Feb 2013, 19:57 9

What exactly does that have to do with this article? U feel u had to list something negative to offset the positive huh?

20. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 26 Feb 2013, 22:12 3

Actually, it has a lot to do with it. If you are in enterprise, and expect any level of propriety while using your enterprise device, whether that is for corporate or government use, then why would you get and use a device that has a known security issue/exploit involving the passcode functionality? If the device was ever stolen (which iOS devices most often are the favored targets for lifting mobiles off of people in public places) it would present a serious security and intelligence leak risk. It is a perfectly legit question, and is just that... a question that needs to be answered, and not just ignored with a denial, or a wave of the wrist, or some name-calling, or whatever. I am not saying that there is no answer... I am just saying that it is a question worth asking when billions of dollars and/or millions of lives are on the line in a world where cybercrime and cyber-espionage are exploding in both effectiveness and prevalence.

22. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 26 Feb 2013, 22:21 1

That said, this data is still very interesting, and is very telling with respect to the composition of the enterprise community. It is also very telling in terms of the perception of products to people who are decision makers in systems relying on mission-critical infrastructure, and in terms of the epic effectiveness of Apple's branding when presented before these same decision makers and other enterprise users in the same organization chains. It appears that Apple has a huge following among these folks, that they are willing to pay the premiums that Apple demands, and that, sadly, among this crowd, Android is listening to the saddest strains played upon the world's smallest violin...

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26. -box- posted on 26 Feb 2013, 23:43 0

It's also an Alan article, and he is a known apple apologist, so the stats are likely useless. I believe BB is losing share, and there is a fair likelihood ipads are selling decently, but I would guess that will cease as more Windows [computer] tablets'/convertibles' reliability is proven.

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3. gmracer1 posted on 26 Feb 2013, 18:50 10

Do you know what periods are?

Proper punctuation helps others better understand you.

Troll on...

6. gwuhua1984 posted on 26 Feb 2013, 18:58 5

Relax... not everyone's native language is English...

What's with all the grammar professors on this web site...

21. stealthd posted on 26 Feb 2013, 22:14 2

Remember this article?http://www.phonearena.com/news/Study-shows-Apple-iPhone-to-be-300-more-reliable-than-Samsung-models_id40093

It's not that the iPhone has more bugs than any other phone, it just gets way more attention than any other phone for obvious reasons.

7. gwuhua1984 posted on 26 Feb 2013, 18:58 4

Agreed, "most" of them are old people that barely know how to check their e-mails.

23. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 26 Feb 2013, 22:26 0

Simply not true. If anything, the opposite is true... or else the ranks of the employed are still filled mostly with the ranks of the already-retired, and that is a ridiculous assumption.

28. gwuhua1984 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 01:24 1

iPhone is just simply more easier to use for them. They don't have the time to learn and customize a phone, not sure if they actually want to. Everything has to be pre-customized by the IT department. I probably exaggerated a bit on the e-mail part, but most high up enterprise users aren't exactly tech savvy unless they're actually in the technology industry.

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35. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 27 Feb 2013, 12:29 0

Right. I guess I was just taking issue with the 'old' part... I agree that a lot of folks in business don't feel that they have the time or the interest to manage their own device settings or features, and so just plugging an iPhone into that slot, as managed by the IT dept., fills all of the needs that they really can imagine using or having, at that point... and all their coworkers love being Apple hipsters, too, no doubt...

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9. Mxyzptlk posted on 26 Feb 2013, 19:04 6

Denial isn't just a river in Egypt

10. tech2 posted on 26 Feb 2013, 19:17 4

OMG.....look who is talking !

you, my friend, are epic !

15. darkkjedii posted on 26 Feb 2013, 20:05 1

Mxy you know the haters can be counted on to do what they do best. That's come up with the usual corny apple disses, so their buddies can give them green thumbs and lol's

24. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 26 Feb 2013, 22:28 0

Maybe... but either way, they still prefer the iPhones and iPads for whatever their reasons are, and they are voting with far more dollars, in this free market, than non-enterprise users.

27. arsenaljimenez posted on 27 Feb 2013, 00:49 1

Yup, those 8 products are basically the same product

36. hepresearch (unregistered) posted on 27 Feb 2013, 12:32 0

... and have the same form factor, mostly in just two different characteristic sizes. Lovin' the blank slate look, apparently.

31. Doakie posted on 27 Feb 2013, 02:02 0

They aren't noobs, the guys in the IT departments probably don't want the employees customizing their phones so it would be easier to provide support. iOS is locked down so you can't sideload apps and the UI is non-customizable, it's a IT departments wet dream.

32. kellkeezy posted on 27 Feb 2013, 08:39 1

I like this post only because its simple yet entertaining at the same time

8. lyndon420 posted on 26 Feb 2013, 18:59 3

All the iphones I see look like they are wrapped in small tires. Cool.

13. darkkjedii posted on 26 Feb 2013, 19:59 1

Tre u can't beat free lol

18. Tre-Nitty posted on 26 Feb 2013, 20:25 0

Yeap, that's why i'm not complaining. They could have bought bb10 as long as it stayed free:)

14. darkkjedii posted on 26 Feb 2013, 20:01 7

I don't know about rules, but its a great OS. I enjoy its core functionality.

29. Doakie posted on 27 Feb 2013, 01:51 0

I enjoy its open file system and launcher customizability.

17. darkkjedii posted on 26 Feb 2013, 20:18 2

Who said that?

30. Doakie posted on 27 Feb 2013, 01:55 0

With Androids growing global market share this would imply that Android sales are insanely high in another countries enterprise sector or in the global consumer level to compensate for this inconsistent trend wouldn't it?