iPhone: the iPhenomenon
It seems like a toy... a very cool toy. But can an iPhone do anything for your business? As we all know, gadgets cannot necessarily make business more profitable. But some gadgets can make doing business more efficient. Does the iPhone? Yes and no. No, you don't really need an 8 GB iPod to stay in touch with your clients. No, you don't really need YouTube.com access from your phone - unless your business IS Youtube... but it is fun. Other phones have maps and weather and text messaging... What really makes the iPhone great is it's web browsing capabilities - finally a real web browser (Safari) on your phone puts the full power of the internet at your finger tips. Email, stocks, websites, etc - practically everything you need to operate your business. Is that it?? Nope. Future upgrades to the iPhone firmware promise third party applications (MS Word? Excel? you bet! they are on the way) and exchange email integration. Remember this is not a phone with a stripped down version of your desktop OS on it - this is a Mac with a phone built in. The possibilities are endless.
It seems like a toy... a very cool toy. But can an iPhone do anything for your business? As we all know, gadgets cannot necessarily make business more profitable. But some gadgets can make doing business more efficient. Does the iPhone? Yes and no. No, you don't really need an 8 GB iPod to stay in touch with your clients. No, you don't really need YouTube.com access from your phone - unless your business IS Youtube... but it is fun. Other phones have maps and weather and text messaging... What really makes the iPhone great is it's web browsing capabilities - finally a real web browser (Safari) on your phone puts the full power of the internet at your finger tips. Email, stocks, websites, etc - practically everything you need to operate your business. Is that it?? Nope. Future upgrades to the iPhone firmware promise third party applications (MS Word? Excel? you bet! they are on the way) and exchange email integration. Remember this is not a phone with a stripped down version of your desktop OS on it - this is a Mac with a phone built in. The possibilities are endless.