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Is this saying that IBM can preload their enterprise software onto the iDevices without having to go through the Apple Store? Or perhaps there'll be a private-
by chiph 12y ago
Is this saying that IBM can preload their enterprise software onto the iDevices without having to go through the Apple Store? Or perhaps there'll be a private-labeled store?
And does this mean that Apple won't be taking their usual 30% of the entire sale, if the app significantly extends the functionality of IBM's software? Because 30% of the typical enterprise sale is a lot of money, and I can't see Ginni letting go of that much on their way to $20 EPS.
- wmf 12y agoIBM will probably be using the standard iOS MDM APIs. https://www.apple.com/ipad/business/it/management.html https://www.apple.com/ipad/business/it/management.html AFAIK MDM allows a company to create an internal app store that does not pay the 30% tax, although there may be some weaseling about how the mobile app is actually free but the server it talks to costs money.