OXiL SOFTWARE

After six months (into a two year service contract) with an iPhone 3G (2.2.1), I have mixed feelings.

Yes, it is pretty but the touch screen has failed me at several crucial moments. I do not know why, but occasionally the screen refused to respond to my gestures - sometimes ignoring them altogether, sometimes giving the wrong response. In each occasion I was unable either to make or receive a critical phone call. A little while later the phone seemed to heal itself and would operate as expected. The urge to defenestrate the device was very strong. A consumer may be able to tolerate this delay but as a director of a small company I find it very troubling. Its primary purpose is to be a phone and it should always work as a phone.

Unless your company is already tied into Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes, the push features are only available by using external services (e.g. Mobile Me or Google). They do work, and we use them, but I would be reluctant to allow any confidential information to pass through them.

The Apps are generally quite fun and are slowly filling in the gaps for useful business related purposes. The new OS may help but I will have to wait and see.

Philip