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IBM's Pilot Program For Internal Use of Macs

Posted by kdawson on from the thinking-different-than-blue dept.

geoffrobinson writes "Roughly Drafted has obtained internal IBM documents detailing the results of a small pilot program for internal use of Macs. Positive and negative results were detailed, but overall most participants were happy with their Mac experience. The pilot will be expanded this year. One advantage cited: less reliance on Windows. So it seems a mix of Macs, PCs, and Linux boxes are in IBM's future. Given the history between IBM and Microsoft, this is quite interesting."

2 of 257 comments (clear)

  1. Why wouldn't an engineer want a Mac? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Functional on the inside (Unix), functional on the outside (Mac OS).

  2. Re:This shouldn't be a surprise! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Posting as an AC because I have direct experience with IBM Global Services (their consulting/services/outsourcing division).

    What IBM decides to use internally has NO bearing on what they try to get customers to use. They will still push IBM boxes with either Linux or Windows. This is just a pilot for internal use.