Episode #83 of the SMRpodcast, “How’s Your Battery Life”, is posted and ready for download…

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Hosts:Rod Simmons, Chris Ashley,Brent Harman, Robb Dunewood

  • Recorded: September 21st, 2011
  • Published: September 22nd, 2011
  • Duration: 1hr 31min

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Opening Thoughts

  • Rod asks Chris about his anniversary
  • Chris finally has a replacement Kindle
  • Robb prefers his books to move

Allison Sheridan from the NOSILLA Cast sends us a message

  • Allison corrects us on iOS management support in the enterprise
  • Rod clarifies the level of support in the enterprise
  • Robb provides a nice analogy comparing Blackberry policies to iOS policies
  • Chris talks about his friends take on iOS policy support

Chris picks up the Acer Iconia Windows Tablet

  • Chris loves the unit especially with Windows 8
  • Rod agrees that it is a nice looking device
  • Robb is wondering about the battery life
  • Chris describes a solid day of battery usage

Chris asks Robb about a potential Playbook Firesale

  • Robb says don’t release devices until the are ready
  • Rod says they only sold 200,000

We talk about Windows Phone 7 being successful now and in the long term

  • Robb says Windows Phone 7 is a failure
  • Chris wants to know why is the standard different for Windows Phone 7 than iOS and Android
  • Rod thinks it is too early to determine success and failure

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Special thanks to Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast for checking in with us. Check out her show at http://www.podfeet.com/wordpress/

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