Comments on: HSBC trading in 200,000 BlackBerrys for iPhone 3Gs?

By: HSBC sticking to BlackBerry | BlackBerry Cool

HSBC sticking to BlackBerry | BlackBerry Cool — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:07:42 +0000

[...] has it that HSBC won’t be making that jump to iPhone reported last week. Australian CIO Brenton Hush had made some commentary regarding the possibility of an iPhone [...]

By: Marty

Marty — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:45:36 +0000

The HSBC story was a pile of hype. Judy Mottl called HSBC and asked whether they are switching to iphone and the answer was “there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell”…Judy’s post is at:

http://blog.internetnews.com/jmottl/2008/08/when-a-story-isnt-a-story.html

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Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:33:41 +0000

[...] 12:33 PM I can’t wait to hear the fallout if HSBC goes iPhone! That will be a spectacular train wreck. Comfy chair: check! Popcorn: check! Sh!teating grin: [...]

By: Allan

Allan — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:36:46 +0000

They would also have to give up copy, cut & paste. Not to mention the ability to sync notes & tasks. But then again do they use their pda phone to work or play?

By: br14

br14 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:55:18 +0000

You’d have to be crazy to move to iPhone as a corporate solution. Unless Apple has suddenly developed a BES server equivalent (in which case watch for patent violation cases) that works with Exchange and Domino.

On the other hand, if HSBC employees don’t use email, like browsing the net, watching videos and listening to music at work – then great idea.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:09:31 +0000

thinking of moving to iphone as a solution??? BADD MOVE!