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Mac v. Microsoft TCO
NickFitz writes "MacWorld UK has some comments from industry analysts on the question of whether Total Cost of Ownership, Microsoft's favourite metric, is lower for Apple Mac versus Windows. The MS website has no figures to refute the claim that 'An Apple technician may cost twice as much, but he comes to see you half as often.'" Bottom line: neither platform is the clear winner.
Hi. I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from such computer-battle movies as "Because I said so: Nyahh!" and "Microsoft vs the Smog Monster". The TCV (total cost of viewing) is a mere $9 at your local metroplex! Now that there won't be any damn hobbit movies, maybe the Troyster is up for an academy award in 2005? Let us see.
Linux technicians may be cheaper, but you have to endure their bad hygiene and bad breath while they're working at your shop. I know from experience. I'd rather have a well-dressed Mac guy that impresses the clients around than a pear-shaped star-trek t-shirt wearing loser.
Since I can run in X11, Unix-based apps that number in the thousands, Windows 2000 in VPC, dozens of Mac OS 9 apps in Classic, and dozens of high and low-end apps in OS X with access to many thousands more, doesn't that mean that I use the Mac exactly as often as I intend making you completely full of shit and a hopeless, pathetic troll without a leg to stand on? (end rhetorical question mode)
No, the parent is right. I have no good software for my Mac, and neither do you.
It's about time we faced the cold, hard truth and got on with our lives. And to think, before I read the comments on this article, I thought OS X was a viable platform! If only his comments had been available sooner, I could've saved months of despair and just bought an eMachines instead of a Powerbook...
That's right, they are more expensive if your time has no value.
Your time does have no value. You're sitting here posting on slashdot. Fact is, your time is worth nothing.
You'll find this "something on the PC, nothing on the Mac" situation to hold true for almost anything you try.
Yeah, you're right-- I've got a few more where this holds true:
Viruses.
Worms.
Spyware.
You forgot the flies. I really cant stress enough that flies will drive your customers away.
Now if the Linux tech turned up with insect repellant, then maybe he could be allowed to work in some closed room out of sight.
Now a Mac tech on the other hand...your customers will be wanting to come back just to see your sexy computers, but theyll just swoon over the tech.
And you dont need to keep spare insect repellant and deoderant around the place either.
I am Monkey, the Great Sage, equal of heaven!
Sooo Mr. Funny, what does that say about your time?
/. is valuable...(crosses fingers, ducks, looks around to see if anyone noticed..;-) In fact it's more than valuable.. it's freakin' priceless!
You're sitting here RESPONDING to a worthless post..... doh! Nevermind! Time spent on
A fool throws a stone into a well and a thousand sages can not remove it.
If that was a joke, cool.
/. -- I was supposed to say:
If that was serious -- you guys obviously don't know how to hire people.
Plenty of well-dressed, hygenic, Linux folk out of work these days... no need to put up with smelly-boy.
Oh wait this is
"I know how to bathe you insensitive clod!!!"
Or...
"Imagine a beowulf cluster of smelly Linux admins."
Or maybe...
"In soviet Russia, the system admins smell neat and clean."
Heh.
+++OK ATH
What kind of organization allows the techs to VOTE on strategic decisions?
Since it's the techs that actually do the work and handle problems, the better question is, "what kind of organization would let some stupid manager make decisions?"