Is Apple Trying to Get Down to Businesses?

By Doug Ehrman – Jun 30, 2013 at 10:30PM

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While Apple has not historically been considered a major player in the enterprise space, that may finally be changing.

If you think Apple (AAPL -0.35%) isn't interested in becoming a force in the enterprise space, you might have missed some recent announcements from Cupertino. At the Worldwide Developers Conference, the company rolled out iWork for iCloud as a way to begin competing with Microsoft (MSFT 1.82%) and Google (GOOGL 10.22%) in the productivity arena. Of potentially greater importance, iOS 7 is set to include functionality designed to make it easier for corporate IT departments to manage Apple devices.

In the following video, Fool.com contributor Doug Ehrman discusses some of the steps Apple has taken to become a bigger player in enterprise.

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