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Different take: this would allow people to carry iPhones into company buildings (eg. service centres belonging to banks, government offices) and areas where cam
by Tycho 15y ago
Different take: this would allow people to carry iPhones into company buildings (eg. service centres belonging to banks, government offices) and areas where camera-phones are banned for security reasons. The bank I used to work for banned camera phones from their offices, I imagine many other companies do the same. I would think twice about buying a phone I can't take to work. Or, corporations might rule out iPhones when choosing a model for the company phone. This would let Apple back into that (fairly large) market. Possibly.
- jamesbkel 15y agoInteresting take, hadn't thought of that at all. Something along those lines would definitely be boon to AAPL or others penetrating that sort of market. However, we all know the software on smartphones are if not trivially, at least often manipulated. This may be able to skim a little of the market, but if I had a business where I couldn't trust camera phone now, I wouldn't trust this technique against even a slightly educated and motivated individual.
- Tycho 15y agoTrue enough. A more likely solution would be to just sell a 'corporate' iPhone with no camera (and support for some other stuff to sweeten the deal).