All major companies take every opportunity to deride each other

Sep 10, 2014 09:20 GMT  ·  By

If you’ve been watching Apple’s live event yesterday then you already know that the Cupertino-based company talked a bit about iOS 8, but without sharing too many in-depth details.

Even though we’re certain the competition watched Apple’s event too, it looks like some managed to mock the iOS 8 even before the company could share more information about it.

BlackBerry’s fact check slide presentation released recently seems to apply perfectly to Apple’s iOS 8, even though not many things have been detailed yet.

According to Apple, the iOS 8 is meant to turn the platform into a “more powerful business partner.” Nothing wrong with that, but let’s see how it achieves that.

When it comes to security, Apple claims “the enterprise-grade security technologies built into iOS are even more powerful in version 8.” The company claims to have extended data protection to more apps and made it easier to control mail encryption.

BlackBerry, on the other hand, prides itself on lots of protection options, such as PINS, locks and passwords, but also on support for AES-256 data encryption and device tracking with BlackBerry Protect. The Canadian company also claims it owns the most secure mobile messaging service, BBM Protected.

Which OS packs a punch for enterprise?

Productivity-wise, Apple is pretty short in describing how iOS 8 increases productivity for users by simply saying that clients now have more ways to get things done faster and more easily with Mail and Calendar, as well as other apps.

On the other hand, BlackBerry praises the productivity features of its Hub, Documents to Go, as well as the fast and accurate typing on both virtual and physical mobile keyboards.

Moving on to data and device management, Apple says that “IT departments have more ways to manage information securely without burdening employees with complex rules and work personas.”

However, “BlackBerry Balance manages work and personal data seamlessly for a unified user experience,” the Canadian company states.

There’s no doubt about it, BlackBerry is one of the most secure mobile operating systems on the market, even if its market share dropped considerably in the last couple of years.

Customers looking for security above everything else usually turn to BlackBerry’s smartphones, which haven’t been that popular lately. The good news is BlackBerry plans a comeback with the upcoming Passport smartphone, which is supposed to go official on September 24.

It remains to be seen whether or not BlackBerry’s attempts to regain some of the market share it lost over the years will be successful.