Comments on: Yes, Microsoft does have a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:46:00 +0000

Gartner publishes a magic quadrant report on MEAP every year. The report for 2010 should be out soon.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:13:00 +0000

Great post. What was the name of the Gartner report you cited?

By: bukmacherzy internetowi

bukmacherzy internetowi — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:51:00 +0000

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By: Hemberger Cheap

Hemberger Cheap — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:19:49 +0000

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By: Tom Marbut

Tom Marbut — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:41:22 +0000

i like the android framework but it does have some issues with security…

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:15:07 +0000

I agree with Jim. Even just considering that way that Gartner defines MEAP, it has to support two more vendors and Microsoft does not do that. Hence the premise of your article is false. You can’t just say, “Gartner defines it wrong, so let me create a definition that I fit into.”

I wish that the divisions of Microsoft that are not Phone OS (e.g. SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center) would create versions of their products that run on something without the Microsoft name in front. OK, so maybe not Android, but at least extend the coop-etition with Apple to the iPhone.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:27:16 +0000

I agree. I found this site searching for MEAP middleware products. We are a Microsoft shop; but, our mobile fleet is comprised of mostly RIM devices, with some IPhone, Android, and WM devices thrown in for good measure. In addition, I’d like to see Microsoft come up with their own “BlackBerry Enterprise Server”-type solution for their version of MEAP.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:51:46 +0000

While I would agree that Microsoft serves the Windows segment of the MEAP marketplace very effectively, I would challenge a MEAP vision that excludes 80% of the mobile devices in the world. Let’s not forget that the “M” stands for “Mobile”, not “Microsoft”… The “Mobile” world includes Symbian, RIM, Apple, Android, and Palm WebOS devices in addition to Microsoft devices. A true MEAP solution needs to target at least SOME of those platforms to be anything other than a “point” solution in my estimation. Even Gartner considers Microsoft a “niche” player in the MEAP space (much the same way they treat RIM’s proprietary solutions).