Yay, I get to convert my company to iphones......still need BBs tho.

[Pliablemoose]

Oyeve, I think it's pretty cool you're willing to make the BB faithful happy, and Bateluer, that was then, this is now, Tim Cook has made corporations a lot more comfortable with Apple devices, and Apple is in 93% of Fortune 500 companies tech arsenal. It used to be a pretty small percentage, but has enjoyed a massive surge since Tim Cook took over.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Stagger between the time you order in iPhone's & BB's. Like a month. So all the BB users can see they'd rather get the iPhone.

 

[Bateluer]

Oyeve, I think it's pretty cool you're willing to make the BB faithful happy, and Bateluer, that was then, this is now, Tim Cook has made corporations a lot more comfortable with Apple devices, and Apple is in 93% of Fortune 500 companies tech arsenal. It used to be a pretty small percentage, but has enjoyed a massive surge since Tim Cook took over.

True, and I don't work for that company any more so I couldn't say if they eventually did start buying iPhones or not. The essence remains though. Just because the employee wants something doesn't mean that they actually need it, or that it'll work with existing infrastructure.

 

[taltamir]

Many of the nerds in the IT dept think they know everything. They also think they know whats best for everyone. He is straight up refusing the engineers request for an iPhone 4 because of his own clear bias against the phone.

Have you ever seen the Nick Burns skit before? This is probably him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TzHbcXYwI4

I think you are assuming too much on his motives.
its pretty clear that he meant "this is an expensive toy and misappropriation of company funds, not actually required nor will it improve efficiency" rather then "bias against apple".
No different then having an employee request a top of the line video card for their work system... Unless there is a specific reason why it should be used (ex: if your company is doing content creation that requires a good video card).

The company makes and sell high quality fabric and they are always taking pics and emailing it so the higher capacity ips are needed.

Wow, ok that is actually a legitimate justification for buying iPhones for employees, as it is far more efficient to take a pic and send it via phone then using a digital camera and then uploading it at a nearby laptop.
That being said, why do they need the higher capacity ones? As Aikouka said

The photos taken are only maybe 3MB each. Are they seriously going to take over 20,000 photos?

that is a lot of photos.

 

[3chordcharlie]

Stagger between the time you order in iPhone's & BB's. Like a month. So all the BB users can see they'd rather get the iPhone.

Yeah, don't let them see what they'll actually be using... manipulate them into comparing their 83xx to iPhone 4s and then ask them which one they want

BB folks know why they like the phone (usually the keyboard), and 9900 is head and shoulders better than any previous BB. No one who remotely appreciates their current BB is going to be disappointed with the new(est) ones.

Edit - except the camera on the 9900... which is a step down from previous models and may be relevant to the Op.

 

[alfa147x]

Part of department does mobile phone support for the "company" I work for. At first they were pushing Android and iOS to replace BBs. Now they really push just iPhones. Unless someone specifically requests an Android phone. Most phones now are iPhones. So much easier to manage according to them.

 

[alfa147x]

Err, I think you misunderstand a few things.

1) I did not make the denial, I only processed requests. Management above me determined there was no business need for the iPhone and instituted a blanket 'Deny all' to iPhone requests. The basis for their decision was clearly spelled out in published documents available from the company's internal site. When requests for iPhone 4s came in, they were immediately rejected. Nothing smug or arrogant about it.

2) The people requesting the iPhone 'wanted' an iPhone, they did not need an iPhone. That company's internal services, such as email and internal sites, were not designed or set up with iPhones in mind. There were more than a few instances where 'VIPs' wanted to use their iPhones to get their corporate email and access internal sites. Most of the people wanted the iPhone for its looks and status simple, and wanted the company to pick up the bill. Insulting and arrogant, when they couldn't use the device to actually do any real work.
After much beating our heads against it, the managers in the IT department got fed up with the head aches and simply said 'No iPhones'.

3)AT&Ts service in our building, and a large part of the city, was poorer than usual. This was around the time of the iP4's launch, when all iPhones were AT&T. Even on corporate AT&T Blackberries, dropped calls and disconnects were not unusual. The bulk of the contracts were either on Verizon or Sprint. There were a few AT&T contracts though, since the company was in every state.

The iPhone is on more than just AT&T... Lmao at the "know it all" IT guy.
If you have a bias that's fair just don't push it on others. That's just pathetic.

 

[Oyeve]

What he said. You can't rely on ActiveSync, you need a MDM solution.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/mdm/

This looks utterly retarded. No offense but activesync works just fine. I dont need apple bloat.

 

[alfa147x]

This looks utterly retarded. No offense but activesync works just fine. I dont need apple bloat.

I would at least give it a try. Our mobile support guys love it.
... They're the furthest thing Apple fanboys too. Crazy!

 

[Bateluer]

The iPhone is on more than just AT&T... Lmao at the "know it all" IT guy.
If you have a bias that's fair just don't push it on others. That's just pathetic.

Reading comprehension FTW! As I said, this was when the iPhone 4 first launched, and it was AT&T exclusive.

Score another victory for the 'Know it all IT Guy', I suppose. Who was just following the policy set by management.

 

[alfa147x]

Reading comprehension FTW! As I said, this was when the iPhone 4 first launched, and it was AT&T exclusive.

Score another victory for the 'Know it all IT Guy', I suppose. Who was just following the policy set by management.

Ah damn it. :thumbsdown: FML

 

[JAG87]

This looks utterly retarded. No offense but activesync works just fine. I dont need apple bloat.

Okay, I guess you don't care about the security of your information. ActiveSync's remote wipe is nearly useless in it's implementation. But hey don't listen to me, I only manage over a thousand mobile devices across Canada.

 

[Oyeve]

Okay, I guess you don't care about the security of your information. ActiveSync's remote wipe is nearly useless in it's implementation. But hey don't listen to me, I only manage over a thousand mobile devices across Canada.

Its a good product for sure, but all i need is to be able to wipe completely and/or block completely and activesynch does it.