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To use a not-so-oft-quoted phrase, "Not if it doesn't conform to Apple specifications." Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 28/05/2010 05:53:54 AM
And your reasons--security and server interaction--are good enough.

Couple that with the AT&T only service of the iPhone... the answer to your "what can a Blackberry do that an iPhone can't" question might well be "make a call in New England." ;)
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apple now bigger than microsoft moondog - 27/05/2010 07:12:48 AM 923 Views
1. Hurrah! 2. I believe you are wrong... ImAMac - 27/05/2010 08:39:22 AM 542 Views
Name five fortune five hundrend companies that run "entirely on Macs" *NM* Roland00 - 27/05/2010 02:14:59 PM 252 Views
He can't. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:33:40 PM 571 Views
There's hasn't been a company called Apple Computers for years now Floffe - 27/05/2010 02:15:40 PM 591 Views
Anything that can be done on Windows can be done on a Mac? Really? Joel - 27/05/2010 03:01:01 PM 619 Views
Yes it will. ImAMac - 27/05/2010 03:43:11 PM 654 Views
MacOS will run my PC? Joel - 27/05/2010 04:02:43 PM 523 Views
Your stance is a little strange here... Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:33:19 PM 539 Views
It isn't hard to make a pc that boots mac Roland00 - 27/05/2010 08:58:43 PM 567 Views
You can also create a virtual machine running OSX on Windows *NM* BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 05:10:30 AM 259 Views
After Macs switched to Intel processing there were some hacks available to make them run on PCs. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:35:51 PM 541 Views
Do you know why IT will not run virtualization? It is quite simple. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:31:17 PM 544 Views
You can also run OSX on Windows. So what? *NM* BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 05:08:09 AM 250 Views
there is no equivalent apple product to microsoft exchange moondog - 27/05/2010 07:58:04 PM 522 Views
iDon't approve ironclad - 27/05/2010 08:43:38 AM 502 Views
-tortures- *NM* ImAMac - 27/05/2010 08:46:30 AM 238 Views
*touches* *NM* ironclad - 27/05/2010 08:47:50 AM 220 Views
nooo! Foxhead - 27/05/2010 10:06:21 AM 710 Views
steam is now available for mac moondog - 27/05/2010 08:04:34 PM 541 Views
Have you tried playing steam on a mac? Roland00 - 27/05/2010 09:00:06 PM 567 Views
even the authors of that article say "we didn't run this on a real mac" moondog - 28/05/2010 02:44:38 AM 496 Views
It was using the mac version of the 285 the most powerful video card on the mac Roland00 - 28/05/2010 06:02:33 AM 545 Views
it's still a big step though, you have to admit *NM* moondog - 28/05/2010 07:10:14 AM 246 Views
Yeah but I would recommend spend the 100 dollars for an OEM copy of windows and dual boot Roland00 - 28/05/2010 11:40:13 PM 568 Views
what's steam? *NM* Foxhead - 27/05/2010 11:22:38 PM 250 Views
steam is a giant gaming website moondog - 28/05/2010 02:38:23 AM 794 Views
Steam is itunes for games, same idea, same business model *NM* Roland00 - 28/05/2010 06:04:00 AM 237 Views
Not only the consumer market though.. Bramhodoulos - 27/05/2010 10:26:50 AM 574 Views
that's becoming less true though..... moondog - 27/05/2010 08:01:17 PM 494 Views
Hmmmm.... Bramhodoulos - 28/05/2010 02:50:54 AM 547 Views
Microsoft is stil in better posistion random thoughts - 27/05/2010 02:25:09 PM 597 Views
Re: Microsoft is stil in better posistion callandor1000 - 27/05/2010 07:52:48 PM 522 Views
doesn't matter which phone it is what matters is that the i-phone can be replaced and windows can't random thoughts - 27/05/2010 08:34:13 PM 498 Views
actually your analysis fails to account for "cloud computing" moondog - 28/05/2010 12:43:42 AM 472 Views
The really big bucks is in server software as every business needs server software to run databases. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:20:41 PM 562 Views
what can't they run on iphones? moondog - 28/05/2010 02:41:18 AM 472 Views
Windows-only programs, presumably. Businesses use more than simple office products. Ghavrel - 28/05/2010 03:04:14 AM 498 Views
to use an oft-quoted phrase: "there's an app for that" moondog - 28/05/2010 03:30:26 AM 554 Views
To use a not-so-oft-quoted phrase, "Not if it doesn't conform to Apple specifications." Ghavrel - 28/05/2010 05:53:54 AM 539 Views
the point is, that businesses are finding ways to make it work, even though they don't like it moondog - 28/05/2010 07:07:31 AM 544 Views
There are lots of things... BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 10:15:44 AM 596 Views
Yeah, but their founders claimed to be bigger than Jesus and I didn't believe that either. Joel - 27/05/2010 02:50:00 PM 562 Views
True, Apple is definitely moving in the "Evil Empire" direction. Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:36:55 PM 453 Views
Moving? They arrived years ago. *NM* Wibble - 27/05/2010 08:41:05 PM 234 Views
Re: True, Apple is definitely moving in the "Evil Empire" direction. callandor1000 - 28/05/2010 12:04:54 AM 486 Views
Re: apple now bigger than microsoft callandor1000 - 27/05/2010 07:49:25 PM 508 Views
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