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Thursday, February 09, 2012, 02:57 pm
US NOAA ditches BlackBerry, chooses Apple's iPhone and iPad
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the latest government organization to adopt Apple's iPhone and iPad after ditching Research in Motion's BlackBerry.A memo sent out by NOAA Chief Information Officer Joseph F. Klimavicz, obtained by Jim Dalrymple of The Loop, reveals that the organization will continue support for the BlackBerry until May 12 of this year. Going forward, workers will be supplied with new iPhones and iPads.
Specifically, the organization will support the iPhone 4 running iOS 5 and up, along with the iPad 2 running iOS 5 and later. The memo was issued on Feb. 3.
Last May, The Washington Post described a trend in the U.S. federal government, in which agencies have been abandoning BlackBerry and turning to the iPhone. In addition, some parts of the government have been eschewing laptop purchases and are instead equipping public employees with iPads.
Apple's gains in the workplace have been in both the public and private sector, and the NOAA switch is yet another example of how RIM continues to lose ground in the corporate world — a market where the BlackBerry once reigned. Earlier this week, AppleInsider exclusively reported that Halliburton, one of the largest energy service corporations in the world, plans to phase out thousands of employee BlackBerrys in favor of the iPhone and Apple's iOS platform.
Halliburton made the decision after conducting "significant research" into both Apple's mobile platform as well as Google's Android mobile operating system. But the company "determined that the iOS platform offered the best capabilities, controls and security for application development."
During Apple's most recent quarterly earnings conference call, Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer said that "nearly all" of the Fortune 500 now approve and support the iPhone on their company networks.
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX 
This is not good news RiM. They probably thought even with the iPhone's rise in the consumer market that there Blackberry was still the best option for corporate users.
PS: Has Android-based devices been picked up by any governments or corporations as their primary OS of choice?
This is not good news RiM. They probably thought even with the iPhone's rise in the consumer market that there Blackberry was still the best option for corporate users.
PS: Has Android-based devices been picked up by any governments or corporations as their primary OS of choice?
I think it means the iPad 3 will be waterproof up to 100m.
Now if my business cards I ordered from Staples that say the word Analyst would show up. . .
As if millions of fandroids and rim jobs suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.
Would love to have been a fly on that wall listening-in on NOAA's conversation:
"Let's get rid of Blackberry's. They're a sinking ship."
"Okay, what are our options?"
"Windows 8"?
"No one's buying em, and no one's really making them."
"How's about an Android phone?"
"Everyone's got em, everyone hates em."
"But they're cheaper!"
"Yes, but they end up costing more in lost productivity when they are pwned by malware distributed by an unsecured app market.
"How's about support?"
"We could get the new model when the old one breaks in three months."
"What about OS support?"
"There is none. Each of the gazillion vendors make their own flavor, with inconsistent UI's, with a myriad of different OS levels. They just want you to buy their new model when there's a problem. They essentially forget about you after the purchase."
"Okay, How's about the iPhone?"
"Everyone loves them, they last forever, and it just works. Only the tech-head, geek minorities hate them because they work so well, it essentially eliminates needing one to troubleshoot the device".
"Okay, let's start slow and order 100K units." 
This just about sums up what everyone else does. No wonder AAPL is doing so well.
Quote:
Originally Posted by sflocal
As if millions of fandroids and rim jobs suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.
Would love to have been a fly on that wall listening-in on NOAA's conversation:
"Let's get rid of Blackberry's. They're a sinking ship."
"Okay, what are our options?"
"Windows 8"?
"No one's buying em, and no one's really making them."
"How's about an Android phone?"
"Everyone's got em, everyone hates em."
"But they're cheaper!"
"Yes, but they end up costing more in lost productivity when they are pwned by malware distributed by an unsecured app market.
"How's about support?"
"We could get the new model when the old one breaks in three months."
"What about OS support?"
"There is none. Each of the gazillion vendors make their own flavor, with inconsistent UI's, with a myriad of different OS levels. They just want you to buy their new model when there's a problem. They essentially forget about you after the purchase."
"Okay, How's about the iPhone?"
"Everyone loves them, they last forever, and it just works. Only the tech-head, geek minorities hate them because they work so well, it essentially eliminates needing one to troubleshoot the device".
"Okay, let's start slow and order 100K units."
This just about sums up what everyone else does. No wonder AAPL is doing so well.
As if millions of fandroids and rim jobs suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.
Would love to have been a fly on that wall listening-in on NOAA's conversation:
"Let's get rid of Blackberry's. They're a sinking ship."
"Okay, what are our options?"
"Windows 8"?
"No one's buying em, and no one's really making them."
"How's about an Android phone?"
"Everyone's got em, everyone hates em."
"But they're cheaper!"
"Yes, but they end up costing more in lost productivity when they are pwned by malware distributed by an unsecured app market.
"How's about support?"
"We could get the new model when the old one breaks in three months."
"What about OS support?"
"There is none. Each of the gazillion vendors make their own flavor, with inconsistent UI's, with a myriad of different OS levels. They just want you to buy their new model when there's a problem. They essentially forget about you after the purchase."
"Okay, How's about the iPhone?"
"Everyone loves them, they last forever, and it just works. Only the tech-head, geek minorities hate them because they work so well, it essentially eliminates needing one to troubleshoot the device".
"Okay, let's start slow and order 100K units."
This just about sums up what everyone else does. No wonder AAPL is doing so well.
You forgot:
"But it runs Flash"
"It has a 5" screen"
"It is open"
Quote:
Originally Posted by jragosta
You forgot:
"But it runs Flash"
"It has a 5" screen"
"It is open"
You forgot:
"But it runs Flash"
"It has a 5" screen"
"It is open"
and a PEN!
I see the circle jerk continues. I hope you all wear gloves.
don't they know they can get three Kindles for less than one iPad?
Quote:
Originally Posted by AbsoluteDesignz
I see the circle jerk continues. I hope you all wear gloves.
I see the circle jerk continues. I hope you all wear gloves.
Can't you at least admit that it's impressive even though you didn't expect the adoption rate for the iPhone and/or iPad would be so fast? You don't have to like something jut because you've acknowledged its success.
Quote:
Originally Posted by SolipsismX
PS: Has Android-based devices been picked up by any governments or corporations as their primary OS of choice?
PS: Has Android-based devices been picked up by any governments or corporations as their primary OS of choice?
The military is making heavy use of Android including a lot of customization of the OS and the building of actual hardware. This is similar to their use of Linux for FCS. And will probably be about as successful
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChristophB
and a PEN!
and a PEN!
And military will choose it cause its more secure than the full of holes iOS
YEAH RIGHT....oh wait, the the military really did choose android? Go figure.
P.S. Does anyone really doubt apple will FOLLOW android makers and slap a big screen in their next device? and seeing as Samsung did 4" screens first wouldn't that be grounds for a lawsuit and injunction?
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This is not good news RiM. They probably thought even with the iPhone's rise in the consumer market that there Blackberry was still the best option for corporate users.
PS: Has Android-based devices been picked up by any governments or corporations as their primary OS of choice?