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Android vs. iPhone vs. RIM: Enterprise Edition

Honestly I’m not one to think of an Android phone being used by corporate, Blackberry toting business men and women. Considering Android devices don’t have the greatest in Exchange support or any super awesome security features, I don’t know if I could even seriously consider it. While I’m sure some companies have looked into this ‘open-source’ platform, I wouldn’t waste my time on something so young. The iPhone is getting better at these features, and we’ve even talked about how companies are starting to adopt the sleek little phone. Then again, the iPhone still doesn’t live up to a respectable Blackberrry in the eyes of the corporate.

Information Week, in an article that doesn’t really say too much other than Android market share is rising (and that they have better engineers for some reason), contemplates whether increased Android sales will lead to more enterprise users. I argue not. Is it worth the hassle of the CIO to learn and manage new, or multiple different devices? Getting everyone on a different page isn’t an easy task; the problem isn’t what phone is better (though Blackberry’s do deliver better Enterprise features), it’s about how easy it is for ‘x’ company to switch their employees to a new platform.

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