U.S. DoD Said to Be Readying Large iOS Order for End of Sequester (AAPL) (BBRY)
According to reports out Wednesday night, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is planning on massive order with Apple.
Electronista said that the DoD will be ordering about 650,000 iOS devices from Apple following completion of the first phase of device testing and a few other items that need to be cleared up. The breakdown is about 120,000 iPads, 100,000 iPad minis, 200,000 iPod touches, and the rest expected to be the iPhone.
Orders should be ready by the end of current sequester spending restrictions, Electronista noted.
The news isn't great for Apple peer BlackBerry (Nasdaq: BBRY), which began rollout of its new BB10 operating system last month via its Z10 handset. Sources said that the DoD moved away from BlackBerry as a cost-savings initiative. About 470,000 BlackBerry devices, none running BB10, are said to be in use by the DoD.
Whether or not the news is true or not will be seen over the coming month. Most governmental agencies are moving away from BlackBerry, which rose to prominence as its BB7 OS was largely considered the most secure out of its peers. That security has come into question recently with the U.K. saying Wednesday it was not satisfied with the current level.
Earlier today, BlackBerry received a mixed set of calls from analysts. Shares are up just 0.3 percent while Apple is down 0.3 percent Thursday.
Electronista said that the DoD will be ordering about 650,000 iOS devices from Apple following completion of the first phase of device testing and a few other items that need to be cleared up. The breakdown is about 120,000 iPads, 100,000 iPad minis, 200,000 iPod touches, and the rest expected to be the iPhone.
Orders should be ready by the end of current sequester spending restrictions, Electronista noted.
The news isn't great for Apple peer BlackBerry (Nasdaq: BBRY), which began rollout of its new BB10 operating system last month via its Z10 handset. Sources said that the DoD moved away from BlackBerry as a cost-savings initiative. About 470,000 BlackBerry devices, none running BB10, are said to be in use by the DoD.
Whether or not the news is true or not will be seen over the coming month. Most governmental agencies are moving away from BlackBerry, which rose to prominence as its BB7 OS was largely considered the most secure out of its peers. That security has come into question recently with the U.K. saying Wednesday it was not satisfied with the current level.
Earlier today, BlackBerry received a mixed set of calls from analysts. Shares are up just 0.3 percent while Apple is down 0.3 percent Thursday.