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        <title><![CDATA[Cloud opens the door for Apple on the client side!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If the server apps are all going to cloud to be accessed by the best browser or an app that is merely a taylored browser, then Apple is heading down the path to own the client side! The server side can continue to be big box intel who cares who makes it, just us IT pros. Or the server side can go back to the mainframe where it is best server! ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Darwin 62]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:13:22 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[No game; just pure luck!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Apple is not a real partner to the business environment, and what happened with iPad and iPHones is that, employees started bringing in their toys to work and Apple saw an opportunity to use that luck, and so, the B2B app store was &quot;born&quot;.  Apple's game has always been to take a mouse trap and make it better, because, when it comes to computers and tablets and smartphones, they didn't really &quot;invent&quot; anything; they just &quot;reinvented&quot; things with shinier exteriors and improved features.  They're not a realistic player in the enterprise, and what they do get in that sector, is by luck.  Their overall success is created by owning the whole computing experience when it comes to their devices and software, and that, in a way, is something that enterprise is not going to buy into, because, it's a way to get locked-in to ONE company for hardware and software.  Apple does have a game, and they play it successfully, but it's a game being played on a very limited field where nobody else gets to join in the game.  Eventually, that's going to hurt Apple, and their dependence on the few products they do have is bound to bring them down.  iPods will be the first to go, since they're very redundant with smartphones.  iPhones won't be as much of a novelty as they once were, and with the competition creating their own smartphones which are as capable or better, that sector won't be seen as much of a &quot;winner&quot; for Apple.  iPads are getting more and more competition, and once the market matures and other manufacturers get the form-factor and the prices and features down pat, iPads will be relegated to just &quot;also rans&quot;.  Then, there is the Macs, which are being relegated to just big iOS devices, with Lion.  They're supposed to become &quot;servers&quot; for support of a customer's set of Apple devices.  The way I see it, by relegating those very powerful computers to just being slaves to Apple's iCloud, those Macs will become less and less desirable; they'll just become shiny ornaments in living room center tables.  Apple is nothing more than a stock bubble, and Apple's cash-on-hand will come in handy when that bubble finally bursts .]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[adornoe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:03:37 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Game]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It's not luck when they've stayed one step ahead of the entire industry at every turn. Jobs and Apple have had a plan every since his return. It's like any game where one team plays their game to perfection and the other team is made to alter their game plan the whole time - playing catch up. Apple has taken a holistic approach to the industry while everyone else has focused on one industry or population over the other. Or worse, taken a shotgun to the general population hoping it hits the target audience. I know it seems like luck, but just look at the last ten years. And not just the enterprise side of it. They have a plan and I think now that entertainment is mostly covered, enterprise is next.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[kutzcd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:07:03 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What a joke!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yeah Enterprise is all about iPads and iPhones. Come on people pull your head out of the sand. They proved with the release of Lion Server that they have given up on Enterprise. They went from Snow Leopard which was a half baked attempt at a small business server (not enterprise) and is now a $49 product that is clearly geared towards iOS devices and they stopped making server hardware. Don't even get me started on trying to get their laptops/desktops to be compliant with Enterprise level security standards. They need to stick with making gadgets and sleek laptops that are designed to be used for personal use and stop looking idiots in the enterprise space.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jwilly71]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:48:42 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&amp;quot;Now Apple can be seen in a leadership position in the B2B app space.&amp;quot;]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Larry,Please explain HOW Apple introducing a B2B app store on July 13th, then going&quot;live&quot; with it one week later gives it this high accolade?  Leadership position?More likely a &quot;we have one now too&quot; position.  Time will tell if Apple's ventureinto B2B apps deserves to be called one of leadership.No, I do not count Angry Birds or iFart apps as B2B.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wizard57m-cnet]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:45:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Your comporation is more like the exception rather than the rule...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Apple just lucked-in to the iGadget usage in the enterprise, but, most enterprises won't go beyond the acceptance, or the allowance, of the usage of those gadgets by their employees to become &quot;more productive&quot;. Apple gadgets in businesses is mostly by accident and not by design.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[adornoe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:07:37 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Already done]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-346673-3476613]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I work for an international firm and we have already begun rolling out iPads, iPhones, and Macs - totally PC until the iPhone was released. This is not just a fluke or a happy accident for Apple. Businesses are seeing this as an opportunity to reach out to more Clients. And Apple is carefully building on their growing business reputation. They are increasingly working with enterprise teams so their &quot;closed system&quot; is understood and performs properly. It's working - period.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[kutzcd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:06:42 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Business Intelligence Apps for iPad]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why dont speak about really business apps? Like &quot;Balanced Scorecard for iPad&quot; , &quot;Roambi&quot;, &quot;Business Model Toolbox&quot;,...business intelligence apps that helps our companies to control indicators, business plan, strategy,....]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[tomeedu]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:00:04 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Servers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If Apple were that serious about the enterprise market, they should have continued development of the XServe instead of leaving us with half baked Mac Pro Servers.  You don't fool us Apple....]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[biffobabs]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:21:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A preemptive, desperate step to head off Windows 8 adoption]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[by businesses.  Apple has not been actively recruiting businesses for use of their iProducts, and is just trying to take advantage of the luck that some people have brought to Apple by bringing their iGadgets to their place of work.  It's just an attempt to take advantage of something they hadn't planned on, but, it's too transparent and most businesses won't buy into tactic.  Besides, businesses aren't about to buy into the lock-in that Apple needs with their every product and/or service.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[adornoe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:24:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Customization?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Just curious about what is available after enrolling.  Since I work at a University a primary consideration is going to be whether or not this can be delegated to individuals or departments from our main purchasing office.  The PCard option is very nice and looks like it would work well with our system, but I cannot see a single common login as being given out to everyone that would need it.  Is there a way to customize or create sub-logins under the main account and designate payment options?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JonGauntt]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:40:06 -0700</pubDate>
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