Comments on: iPhone v Google Android: The Gloves Come Off

By: Nat Kuhn

Nat Kuhn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:06:29 +0000

Sorry to hear that… I like my Android a lot (I'm not an enterprise user), but I'd like a to-do system that syncs with something on the desktop… Anyway, thanks for your reply.

By: Craik Pyke

Craik Pyke — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:09:19 +0000

Sorry I didn't see your comment earlier. I didn't mean to imply I found something to sync with OmniFocus – I found a comparable application in terms of function in Shuffle – but there was no way for me to sync with OmniFocus on the Mac.

By: Nat Kuhn

Nat Kuhn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:06:29 +0000

Sorry to hear that… I like my Android a lot (I'm not an enterprise user), but I'd like a to-do system that syncs with something on the desktop… Anyway, thanks for your reply.

By: craikpyke

craikpyke — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:09:19 +0000

By: Nat Kuhn

Nat Kuhn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:06:29 +0000

Sorry to hear that… I like my Android a lot (I'm not an enterprise user), but I'd like a to-do system that syncs with something on the desktop… Anyway, thanks for your reply.

By: craikpyke

craikpyke — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:09:19 +0000

By: Nat Kuhn

Nat Kuhn — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:15:43 +0000

I found your interesting article as I was looking around for an Android app that would sync with OmniFocus. I'd love to know how you managed to do the sync! Thanks for an informative piece.

By: craikpyke

craikpyke — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:27:58 +0000

Thanks. As I mentioned, I purchased 'Remote VNC Pro' and 'Advanced Terminal Editor' to fill the gap. I quite liked those apps

By: Hubert

Hubert — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:44:24 +0000

Random note: there is an SSH client for android called ConnectBot, http://code.google.com/p/connectbot/ which I've used and does work (on the G1 at least). Dunno about a VNC client, i haven't used VNC in a long time and so haven't really looked for one.

By: craikpyke

craikpyke — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:36:13 +0000

It would be foolish to argue that RIM trumps Apple, Google/HTC/et al, Palm, and pretty much everyone else at the security game. And of course, the presence of the BES and the BlackBerry's dependance on it within the Enterprise certainly provides tight control.

It is a shame that Apple's ActiveSync implementation of EAS has been so problematic - I haven't experienced it with either my 3GS or my 3G only because the enterprise I'm a part of uses Exchange 2003 for 95% of its employees. I don't know the current market share of Exchange Server 2007, but anecdotally I know that the enterprise I'm in forecasts to deploy it in late 2010.

Both of the above in mind, I don't really agree that RIM dominates in functionality - I can do anything with my iPhone that I could do with my BlackBerry 8800. RIM dominates in security, and management.

Also, I don't agree that Apple isn't trying. The enforcement of EAS on the iPhones is a demonstration of fixing an issue, and making them more compliant. It did break the 3G - and that's not good. But it's demonstrative that they are indeed trying.

So - while I fully admit that the iPhone is targeted as a consumer device first and foremost, it is clearly a device that is functional in the enterprise, and the available applications set makes it suitable for many different job requirements in the enterprise.