Comments on: Talk About A Stab In The Back http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/07/talk-about-a-stab-in-the-back/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:42:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Zealot http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/07/talk-about-a-stab-in-the-back/comment-page-1/#comment-16955 Zealot Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:47:11 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/07/talk-about-a-stab-in-the-back/#comment-16955 I would estimate that most phone vendor and high tech executives have a BlackBerry in addition to any other handsets they use. Many times such users don't even consider them a phone, but an email device.<br><br>As for dailing to eat your own dogphone, Microsoft just a few weeks ago ended employee subsidies for such handsets as iPhones and G1s. Admit it, if a company like Microsoft of Apple began REQUIRING it's employees to only use their own products, we would be first up there calling them dictatorial. Not subsidising is one thing, but making it a rule would be too far.<br><br>Last point, Android may have a lot of potential but it hasn;t realised much of it yet. Schmidt using a BlackBerry isn't so much a stab in the back but a refreshing statement that he is not drinking the Android fanboy koolaid prevelant in some blogs. I would estimate that most phone vendor and high tech executives have a BlackBerry in addition to any other handsets they use. Many times such users don't even consider them a phone, but an email device.

As for dailing to eat your own dogphone, Microsoft just a few weeks ago ended employee subsidies for such handsets as iPhones and G1s. Admit it, if a company like Microsoft of Apple began REQUIRING it's employees to only use their own products, we would be first up there calling them dictatorial. Not subsidising is one thing, but making it a rule would be too far.

Last point, Android may have a lot of potential but it hasn;t realised much of it yet. Schmidt using a BlackBerry isn't so much a stab in the back but a refreshing statement that he is not drinking the Android fanboy koolaid prevelant in some blogs.

]]> By: Pony99CA http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/07/talk-about-a-stab-in-the-back/comment-page-1/#comment-16953 Pony99CA Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:23:54 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/07/talk-about-a-stab-in-the-back/#comment-16953 Eh, when I worked at IBM, I checked out many IBM PCs. Even with the employee discount, they were too expensive for me. My first PC (a 486 25 MHz) was bought from a generic little store that custom built PCs.<br><br>While using your company's products is preferable, one size doesn't fit all. Something tells me that not everybody who works at Rolls Royce actually drives one. :D<br><br>Steve Eh, when I worked at IBM, I checked out many IBM PCs. Even with the employee discount, they were too expensive for me. My first PC (a 486 25 MHz) was bought from a generic little store that custom built PCs.

While using your company's products is preferable, one size doesn't fit all. Something tells me that not everybody who works at Rolls Royce actually drives one. :D

Steve

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