Good article over at DoD Buzz on the whether the Army’s desire to provide SmartPhones to every soldier will survive the coming budget reductions or whether Congress will go along with its plan. There is a link in the DoD Buzz article to the Army Web Site and the CSAs comments on SmartPhones.
Depends on who’s going to pocket the cash from the sales, service and maintenance.
By the time they GI proof that smartphone, it will weigh 40lbs, take an hour to log into and require a contractor to follow it around and keep it running.
Amen. And don’t forget the Security folks shutting down all the apps.
And within three days they’ll all be lost, broken or stolen.