16Jun Apple’s Assault on the Enterprise
With the recent announcement about Snow Leopard Server having Exchange support and it’s own Contact Server, updates to calendar server and other Exchange like features it would seem obvious that Apple is positioning itself for a move into the enterprise.
Apple has historically not directly marketed itself as an alternative to business, but has chosen to let business find it. Vista has certainly helped and the PC vs Mac tv ads could be argued as business ads. Either way, with all the recent activity about “Exchange” this and “Exchange” that, it seems clear Apple is primed for a ninja like attack. First release MobileMe, then a suite of online applications like iWork, then hit them with a lean, clean, fast and secure Snow Leopard.
Look at some of the client’s that Apple touts on stage at the 2008 WWDC. The Army! Really? The US ARMY?
What are the troops going to do with a iPhone in the field? Is there signal in the Sahari?
If I worked in Redmond, I would be updating my resume before next years MacWorld.