Oxford wrote:

> Dutch <buryit@blackholespam.net> wrote:
>
>>>> 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.
>>
>> Not good enough for security requirements. If it can be disabled, it can
>> be enabled. The capability can't exist at all.
>
> then get them without the camera. if a company wants 10,000 of them,
> apple will sell them that way. just ask.

When Apple gets smart enough to offer version without a camera to
enterprise users, the way RIM did with the 8800 series, then maybe the
Iphone will merit some consideration.

> or buy a $25 dremel drill for a permanent fix.

Sure, that ought to do wonders for the warranty.

>>>> 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.
>>
>> By ignoring the lack of enterprise users?
>
> apple has given them what they want, central camera disabling, central
> erase, what else do you want them (or any camera vendor) to do?

They'll have to eliminate the camera completely if they want to sell to
the largest market segment in the world. As it is, their target market
is just consumers looking for the latest new gadget. Maybe that's why
AT&T had to give them the largest subsidy of any smartphone. They knew
they couldn't sell them otherwise.

--
Dutch
Sprint/Motorola RAZR V3m
tethered to PCLinuxOS 2008