I believe you've got it right and I'm an example. I bought a Mini out of my own pocket and moved my Toshiba laptop into the lab where it is essentially collecting dust. The laptop has slowed to a crawl these last few years and the Mini was a test to see if the Mac would work in the corporate environment. It works great and IT doesn't even know so I obviously didn't get any help from them to do it. I now hear one of those guys may be using his own Mac too. The Mini unfortunately will be going home soon when I send my older iMac to my mother to replace her constant crashing, internet intermittent PC. I believe the trend is just beginning and the landscape will be significantly different in a few years.
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I believe you've got it right and I'm an example. I bought a Mini out of my own pocket and moved my Toshiba laptop into the lab where it is essentially collecting dust. The laptop has slowed to a crawl these last few years and the Mini was a test to see if the Mac would work in the corporate environment. It works great and IT doesn't even know so I obviously didn't get any help from them to do it. I now hear one of those guys may be using his own Mac too. The Mini unfortunately will be going home soon when I send my older iMac to my mother to replace her constant crashing, internet intermittent PC. I believe the trend is just beginning and the landscape will be significantly different in a few years.