For the past 5-or-so years, Macs have been increasingly made to be more business-friendly. That is to say, more Microsoft-friendly, since Microsoft Windows Server software is such a dominant force in the user-facing server space (e-mail, remote access, file sharing, etc.).
The iPhone has been a challenge for us to get to work nicely with either of Microsoft's e-mail server juggernauts, Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007. From synchronization issues to certificate complications, there just have not been a lot of full Exchange-on-iPhone integration projects that I would call "challenge free."
After the first generation of iPhone basically offered no support for synchronizing with Exchange, I welcomed the news that the second generation of iPhones would gain Exchange synch capability as a feature. It still wasn't perfect, but movement in the right direction nonetheless.
Today, I'm simply speechless at the news that iPhone OS 3.1 has gone the other way - it is less Exchange-friendly than before. Specifically, it no longer supports encryption that the default Exchange 2007 setup - and most corporate IT departments - require of mobile devices.
So, let me get this straight. Apple releases a "bug fix" 3.0-to-3.1 update to roll out an AppStore and ringtones enhancement, and breaks the corporate functionality of the software? Interesting priorities . . . some things don't change, I guess.
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I am with you on this! Makes no sense at all. Must be Apples way of flexing a little muscle of their own...
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