Earlier today, Apple announced its big plans for the iPhone which include an Over the Air (OTA) Application Store and full on Enterprise support.
Since Apple has already quickly grabbed 28% of the smart phone market (compared to 41% for Research in Motion’s Blackberry line), it seems that the upcoming 2.0 enhancements will allow the iPhone to vault into the #1 spot in the mobile smart phone arena.
Honestly, this is the day that I have been waiting for since I purchased my iPhone. Sure, the roll out is “a few months” away, but the details have been released and the SDK is available for download. This is a great day for iPhone owners and a scary day for RIM (stocks down $2.75 for the day currently. Related? You tell me!).
If nothing else, iPhone 2.0 will empower current owners with an impressive array of applications and give the ability for business / enterprise support. But, in reality, it will also launch the smart phone industry into bigger and better places and RIM (and other competitors) will be forced to be more innovative as well. A win-win situation!
The iPhone SDK will lead to:
- Mobile Games
- Powerful applications (AIM, IRC, Money Management… the sky is the limit!)
- Easy Updates through the App Download Store
The iPhone Enterprise enhancement promise support for the following:
- Push email
- Push contacts
- Push calendar
- Global Address List
- Certificates and Identities
- WPA2/802.1x
- Enforced security policies
- More VPN protocols
- Device configuration
- Remote wipe
March 12th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Finally! I am tired of having to rely on the so-called jailbreaks and the bugs that they have introduced to my iphone.
I am excited to finally have a legitimate version of Instant Messenger and Solitaire!