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Why Consumer Macs Are Enterprise-Worthy
cyberkahn tips us to an article in Computerworld that makes the case for Apple's consumer machines moving into corporations. (The article dismisses Linux desktops in the enterprise in a single bullet item.) With the press that Vista has been getting, is Apple moving into a perfect storm? Quoting: "There is no comparison between Apple's 'consumer' machines and the consumer lines of its competitors. All of Apple's machines are ready to move into the enterprise, depending on the job at hand. The company's simple and elegant product line, which is also highly customizable, will be Apple's entree to the business market — if IT decision-makers can get over their prejudice against equipment that's traditionally been aimed at consumers."
I love this quote " if IT decision-makers can get over their prejudice against equipment that's traditionally been aimed at consumers." Yeah, as if thats the reason Macs have stayed in preschool classrooms and not in the enterprise arena. Maybe it's because back in the day, IT heads got wind of the lone IT director who tried to implement AppleTalk instead of IP and later committed suicide...
O look at me. I sport a Mac.
I'm too chic.
I'm too chic I don't need no geek.
Too chic for my shirt too chic for my shirt
So chic it hurts
And I'm too chic for work too chic for work
perks and jerks
And I'm too chic for your party
Too chic for your party
No way I'm Vista dancing til it hurts
I'm a Lindsay you know what I mean
And I do my rehab on my iMac.
Yeah on my iMac, on my iMac yeah.
I do my rehab on my iMac.
O look at me. I sport a Mac.
I'm too chic.
I'm too chic I don't need no geek.
Too chic for my Redhat what do you think about that
I'm a Paris you know what I mean
And I do my rehab on my iMac.
Yeah on my iMac
I shake my little touche on my iMac
I'm too chic for my too chic for my too chic for my
'Cos I'm a Britney you know what I mean
And I do my rehab on my iMac
Yeah on my iMac, on my iMac yeah
I do my rehab on my iMac.
I'm too chic for my iMac too chic for my iMac
Poor Steve Cat.
I'm too chic for my iMac too chic for my iMac
Office's going to leave me
And I'm too chic for computers
To sum up your comment:
Macs suck for the enterprise because they come with too much stuff.
Please, enlighten me as to how having a webcam during the twelve hours of netmeetings I had last week would make things WORSE - because my speakerphone is decent, but being able to see someone does help. Explain how having more RAM than absolutely necessary is a BAD thing, given that corporate desktops typically have at least one software upgrade cycles.
Your entire argument seems to revolve around dissing this article and macs because the author stresses the additional capabilities (at very little extra cost or for less than the PC equivalent) that Macs have for Enterprise use. Pardon me if I happen to think that adding productive capabilities to my employees' toolset is a good idea. Typically, the more that people can do, the more they will do.
You're an awfully small-minded thinker. I'm glad you don't work for our IT department.
Or he could use Ubuntu, avoiding the overpriced hardware, and have a spellchecker. Macs don't have a monopoly on useful features, you know.
I think is because their stupid one button mouse was outdated, and people could care less about those crappy mice and keyboards.
Sure its a provocative statement, and mod me down if you are whiny enough to do it, but Apple has proprietary unix-like software, running on proprietary hardware. The operating system (OSX-Darwin) sure as hell isn't even close to being in the same league as eg: Solaris or Linux (both of which beat the pants off OSX in real terms that real computer scientists can measure). Then there is the closed-software mentality. Sure you can get the whole iLife package. What the hell is the accountant supposed to do with that? What about massive data needs? Does the whole 'Apple experience' run on hardware like this? No? Please note too, the operating system these 512 processor, 128TB of globally shared memory machines run on! Does Apple sell that kind of hardware? No? What about for databases and enterprise CRM? What about stripping functionality to the needs of the business? Does the warehouse really need a built-in webcam? Is it all about 'one size fits all'? In truth, Apple is trying to be a late-model proprietary unix vendor (only it isn't calling itself that). Only it doesn't have the performance of proprietary unix, doesn't scale like unix (or Linux), isn't customizable like traditional hardware/software offerings, and is more expensive than traditional PCs (even more so than microsoft). As for Linux, remember, this is an enterprise environment. Do you look after your computer at work? I wish the writers of articles like these would actually think a bit (at least for 5 minutes per day).
apple fags, understand this about the "enterprise" environment:
enterprise is another word for corporate.
corporate means cheap. what looks good on your desk doesn't make it to the cube because it's about dollars, not a fashion statement.
apple currently doesn't have the software support needed to make it's way into most shops.
most shops i.t. departments do not need to be trained in windows, o.s. x is a different story. sure, there are unix gurus who might help in some of the integration but they aren't going to help the user base.
these are the simple facts, fags, get use to it.
....Dell or HP that meets the user's requirements.....
Maybe you're right for entry level jobs if the company has a lot of those. However that Mac mini might find wider applications throughout the organization. Getting as few kinds of systems as possible has big advantages of interchangeability. If a slightly higher level work requires WiFi those jobs can be done by a more capable machine also. After 5 years or so you'll have a hard time giving that cheap Dell to anyone, whereas you still might get some money for a Mac. Even getting only $50 for an old mac is a lot better than having to PAY $5 to haul an old decrepit PC to the recycling yard. Compare ebay prices on similar aged Macs and Dells and give me a report. Most Dells that age are not even worth selling because of the shipping cost. An old mini G4 costs little to ship and will likely work fine with a buyer's old monitor, keyboard and mouse.
All theory is gray