Over the last few weeks, I’ve been looking at the iPhone 3G as a business tool. It’s been an interesting time. I’ve gotten quite a large number of comments on the iPhone OS and its advantages and challenges in the Enterprise and in a business environment. Last week’s comments on Calendaring, also in the Enterprise and in a business environment, created quite the off line discussion among the Gear Diary Team. Some of those comments have required me to go back and readdress some issues in this week’s commentary. You can see both articles here:

iPhone 3G as a Business Tool – Part 1: iPhone OS
iPhone 3G as a Business Tool – Part 2: Calendar, iCal and Exchange

If you remember, I said that I was going to tackle the following areas:

• Operating System
• Calendar
• Mail
• Tasks

 

 

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Starting this Sunday your iPhone 3G purchasing options will expand to Best Buy stores nationwide. The store is slated to begin offering the 3G iPhone at the normal $199/8GB and $299/16GB price. The phone is appearing in this weekend’s sales circular and also is displayed (not sold) on the Best Buy web site (link below). You will be able to purchase it at all 970 Best Buy locations as well as Best Buy Mobile sites. All the normal terms and conditions continue to apply - you need a contract and it must be activated at the store. Here’s hoping that the initial Best Buy rollout goes smoother than both AT&T and Apple’s did.

Best Buy iPhone Page via Appleinsider