Re: iPhone line begins 7 days before launch!

In article <xu45j7mvyt0n$.dlg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Dutch <buryit@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> > The iPhone is the next iPod, and there is no way to change that fact.
> 
> I had lunch with my former CEO recently, and after we noticed someone
> using an Iphone in the restaurant, I asked him if the company was going
> to consider the new model as a replacement for the nearly 10,000
> Blackberry 8820's and 8830's they're currently using. He asked me if it
> had a camera, and when I said, "Yes", he said, "Then absolutely not!" He
> reminded me of the company's "No cameras allowed" policy, and that he
> couldn't imagine any company dealing with security issues and/or
> government contracts allowing them, any more than many government
> departments will allow them. 

the iPhone camera can be disabled via software.


> He said making sure that vendors and other
> visitors check their camera phones with security is a big enough hassle
> as it is, and allowing employees to have them would create a huge
> security risk and extra expense. Good luck with that "enterprise uptake"
> thing, Apple...  

Apple solved that Enterprise concern awhile ago.