David Becker
Gear

Microsoft Declares iPhone Irrelevant

Nothing like a little technological badger-baiting to work up your energy before the weekend. A Microsoft wonk has essentially declared Apple’s iPhone "cute but useless" because it won’t work with the software giant’s Office applications. Chris Sorenson, head of smartphone strategy for Microsoft’s Asia-Pacific division, elaborated in an interview with ZD Net Australia: It’s a […]

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Nothing like a little technological badger-baiting to work up your energy before the weekend.

A Microsoft wonk has essentially declared Apple's iPhone "cute but useless" because it won't work with the software giant's Office applications.

Chris Sorenson, head of smartphone strategy for Microsoft's Asia-Pacific division, elaborated in an interview with ZD Net Australia:

It's a great music phone, and I'm sure it will be fantastic and have an interesting user interface...However, it's a closed device that you cannot install applications on, and there's no support for Office documents. If you're an enterprise and want to roll out line of business applications, it's just not an option. Even using it as a heavy messaging device will be a challenge.

His shockingly self-serving solution? Stick with a smartphone than runs Windows Mobile.

Microsoft slams iPhone as irrelevant[ZDNet Australia]