Re: [Fed-Talk] I-Phone 2.0 Software
Re: [Fed-Talk] I-Phone 2.0 Software
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] I-Phone 2.0 Software
- From: Todd Heberlein <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 14:19:01 -0700
On Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 01:49PM, "Taylor Armstrong" <email@hidden> wrote:
>When we are getting Blackberries basically for free as part
>of our contract, why would we spend $500 of *taxpayer's* money for an
>iPhone?
2.5 reasons. One, if it can be shown (I haven't seen anything to support this) that users can be more productive on an iPhone, that is one way to justify increased costs. Two, if it can be shown to be more functional (e.g., there will probably be a crush of new applications released starting next month bringing all sorts of new functionality to the iPhone), that is another way to justify increased costs. And two point five, if NOAA does develops any vertical apps for internal use, the iPhone with its solid and powerful development environment would make an idea choice. A better development and deployment platform is another justification for the higher cost.
Todd
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