Exactly
You said it right, DJ ... Apple has long had the attitude 'We are doing it our way, no matter what the rest of the world thinks' While this may have worked for them with the 'think different' group, when you get into Enterprise, you need to fit in. IT has limited resources and can't afford to have hundreds or even thousands of individuals doing it their way. IT is responsible for data security, keeping systems up, managing complex relationships, often over large geograpic distances. I've dealt with Apple products for years, and while I like them, they seem to have gone out of their way to decentralize management, not conform to Enterprise standards and generally make life difficult. Now Jobs says we're confused...why are we confused? Because we don't have his vision? We'd love to have systems that play well together, have good security and manage themselves...that would give us time to do the cool projects without lots of interruptions.
I like Macs...the iPhone is a neat tool (I still like my Blackberry Storm better, but that's a personal choice). If Apple would figure out they need to connect to the Enterprise layer with more security and manageability, their products would find easier acceptance. Of course, I'll be called an 'Apple hater' for this...but I tried to paint a picture of reality in the Enterprise.
