HSBC Moves From Blackberry To iPhone, 200,000 Ordered
All that business user talk for the iPhone seems to be gaining weight as HSBC has decided to adopt the device in favour of the Blackberry for 200,000 of their staff members.
The decision to move to the iPhone as their main device is in final review as it is obviously a huge decision, but if taken onboard this could prove to be terrible news for Blackberry makers RIM.
“We are actually reviewing iPhones from a HSBC Group perspective…and when I say that, I mean globally,” said Brenton Hush, HSBC’s Australia and New Zealand Chief Officer. Now the corporate tools for integration and Microsoft Exchange support are in place for the iPhone, the phone could become the de facto standard for tech-savvy businesses.
Trading applications, accountancy tools and the like are beginning to show the practical aspect of the iPhone. If they can add the city boys into the mix whilst maintaining the casual user, the iPhone could rule the roost!
Tags: Apple, BlackBerry, HSBC, iPhone, RIM
Wait a minute! They’re *considering* the iphone; they haven’t made any purchase decision yet!
There’s a world of difference between considering and actually doing it.
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