When investigating the smartphone offerings today, I came up with a shortlist of Operating Systems/ Devices:
- Microsoft Windows Mobile
- RIM BlackBerry
- Apple iPhone
- Symbian S60
- Google Android
To match enterprise usage, I looked at Microsoft Exchange support (ActiveSync), third party applications and provider independency. By combining all these capabilities, the list get smaller.
Only Microsoft Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 stay in the list.
I would guess that if Apple would only decouple their iPhone from the network provider they would be even more popular. Their application store is already huge (including enterprise applications) and ActiveSync support is included in the OS.
Google Android only has to support Exchange natively to accelerate in the race for the ultimate business smartphone. The Android Market has grown very fast since the opening.
For the moment I will stick to my HTC Touch 3G Windows Mobile smartphone, until Apple or Google reads this post .
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