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iPhones being tested for use by Congress

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Mobile | by C.K. Sample III | Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:29AM | 0 comments

With Steve Jobs' announcement on Tuesday's Apple Earnings Call that iPhones are outselling RIM's BlackBerry devices, you might think that Congress testing out using iPhones isn't that big a deal, considering that iPhones go for $199 and most BlackBerry devices go for at least that if not more. Maybe Congress is trying to save money for a change.

Then again, maybe not. Congress has already invested in an entire BlackBerry-based infrastructure with nearly 8,200 BlackBerry units currently being used by Congress. While they are requiring Congress members who want to participate in the current test of iPhones to pay for their own device out of their Member's Representational Allowance, Congress still will end up paying for the more costly administrative back end to support the iPhone as an enterprise solution should they make the switch away from BlackBerry.  See the conversations below for more details.

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