Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone not likely to be used by DoD
Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone not likely to be used by DoD
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone not likely to be used by DoD
- From: "Danziger, Alan D." <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:02:57 -0400
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- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] iPhone not likely to be used by DoD
Title: Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone not likely to be used by DoD
Additionally, the article seems to imply that the REASON the iPhone would not be a contender is because:
“According to DOD Buzz, a Boeing official pegged the cost of a single, proprietary iPhone app at $200.”
So basically, Boeing has priced themselves out of the market. Or perhaps they are using that as justification for their own Android app. But there’s no external reason (e.g. It’s not Apple’s fault) for someone to charge $200 for the app... And there’s no reason to expect an Android app to be any less expensive.
Additionally, the new iPhone OS (iOS 4) will permit “wireless app distribution” according to the WWDC Keynote, which means that companies who want to charge don’t even need to split their profits with Apple. (I think.)
Regards,
-=Alan
On 6/16/10 5:26 PM, "Daniel Beatty" <email@hidden> wrote:
Greetings Andy,
I tend to agree with you. I hope more precisely, that they read the whole article as opposed to such flaming headlines. According to the article, the iPhone and Android had about 16 and 17 proposal applications respectively to their credit. It does not say how many of those apps would work both ways, how many are Cloud based applications, etc. Developing any of these apps will probably not be cheap now matter which vendor supplies them. As has been noted on this list, there are additional considerations to be had in the realm of the cost of operation and support. In the end, it looks like the iPhone is quite competitive.
Later,
Daniel Beatty
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On 6/16/10 11:44 AM, "Kim, Andy (Gregg)" <email@hidden> wrote:
As the US military continues its search for the best battlefield smart phone, it’s looking more unlikely that the iPhone will be a contender, reports "Defense Systems"
http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/06/14/dod-smartphone-unlikely-to-be-iphone.aspx?s=ds_160610&admgarea=TC_DEFENSE
I pray that will NOT open the floodgates to other Federal Agencies.
Regards,
Andy Kim
Dir of I T
U.S. Senator Judd Gregg
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