IBM says Macs save as much as $543 per user versus a PC

[DelJo63]

it might be ok for the regular small company, but these people must ensure compatibility. I've had many problems opening documents in openoffice (broken tables, broken layouts, pictures not showing in the correct positions, etc). the more complicated the document is the more problems you'll find.
and you also have to take into account the training for the employees. it takes time and money to train people.

We each have our own experiences and I sorry you've had such difficulties. I've found cross platform compat to be rather straight forward. I might see that some very complicated PPT could create issues.

 

[DaveBG]

LOL funniest joke I have read in while!

 

[OcelotRex]

they still use Office, just on the mac. actually, most employees that need Office will stick to a PC instead of a MAC.

Office for Mac is available but for enterprise use Windows + Office is more up to date and has more features. To be honest though if you're ditching a Windows Environment then you're likely ditching Office as well.

The stereotype of Windows PCs/Laptops not being as good/reliable as Macs is a poor one these days. My company uses HP near exclusively and the vast majority of leases are returned functioning with no hardware problems. The Macbooks, Surfaces, and iPads on the other hand are a constant pain (again hardware speaking).

 

[DelJo63]

Yep - - the all-in-one design (Apple or Intel) is much harder to open and r/r parts than any tower design, so be sure to compare 'apples to apples' (not a pun).

 

[alabama man]

"The figure represents the best pricing they’ve ever received from Microsoft"

Use linux. PC isn't more expensive than mac in any measurable way. You can get better parts than mac has to offer and cheaper, especially in bulk. Windows isn't what makes computer a PC.

 

[Puiu]

"The figure represents the best pricing they’ve ever received from Microsoft"

Use linux. PC isn't more expensive than mac in any measurable way. You can get better parts than mac has to offer and cheaper, especially in bulk. Windows isn't what makes computer a PC.

the company would be in the red since it has to pay expensive retraining programs for hundreds or thousands of employees. productivity will also suffer greatly (at least in the short term). it's just not feasible.

 

[Forebode]

They need to link queried data. Until it's linked, it's merely click bait. To think a company as large as IBM doesn't stick to thin client and hardware/software management for laptops (such as MaaS360 [made by IBM) is borderline ridiculous.

 

[MonsterZero]

I take this as IT has fired half of their IT department and replaced them all with Macs otherwise this.

 

[captaincranky]

...[ ]....Now how would switching to a "modern OS" help? How is Windows 7 any less "modern"? Just because something is newer doesn't make it better. Both Windows 7 and 10 have 64 bit support and good memory management. Where I work we have a majority of Windows 7 clients but some are Windows 10. I've had a lot more problems with Windows 10.

"Captain Tom" has been a shill for M$ ever since he got here.

In addition to which, I don't think he'll explain his opinion to you. I suppose "rank has its privileges", and he probably feels he doesn't have to.

Maybe I'll start posting based on M$' FUD and propaganda, to make myself seem more 'with it". Now mind your elders kidz, and fall into ranks and files for inspection.

I just think IBM's "forced march" into Apple territory, (if Shawn didn't make it up ), was more than likely precipitated because of Windows 10, not in spite of it. After all didn't M$ claim they were going to have a "billion copies installed by now". Instead, they have 400,000,000, more than half of which they likely gave away.

BTW, did anybody enjoy the military termz in injected into that post?

 

[Burty117]

BTW the way

Captain! We have a problem!

 

[captaincranky]

Captain! We have a problem!

So that's a "no" then, or I have no no idea what I'm talking about?

Besides, I use a lower case "C" for my title. That's so people will know my screen name is simply a playful alliteration. Although, I do suppose I have been nasty at times. I have an excuse though, those were my heavy flow days....

 

[GregonMaui]

If anyone read the article, you shouldn't need to be a financial analyst to understand it. sometimes there is a slight premium on initial purchase, but typically not for comparable product builds (I.e. don't compare a Mac to a bottom of the line comparable), then there is peripheral software like backup, antivirus, etc. the Macs typically have a more complete standard package requiring less extra stuff, install management is typically similar (yes there is MacOS Server for image management), training - Macs are typically easier to use, support -the article stated quite clearly that support costs were less on Macs with far less people calling and far easier problems to fix, finally there are end of life issues, Macs retain their value better because they last longer and have a more robust after market.

The biggest issue in switching always seems to be people trying to use a Mac just like a PC, or vice versa, there are significant differences in philosophy that require a switch in thinking. Once you do that you just get it, either PC or MAC, but if you don't, you get really frustrated.

I "upgraded" from Windows to MAC in 2011, and will never go back. Everything is just easier from setting up a wifi network, to setting up an incremental backup, to using iCloud or google drive. I even had to use a virtual machine to use a Windows product for a contract. wow, talk about easy. I could run the windows program just like it was a Mac program, clipboard, interface, screen switching. Only problem was I had to buy a copy of Windows and a copy of parallels to do it. We even used Remote Desktop apps to run windows stuff on a server and then use the clipboard to exchange data. Macs even read windows drives (Windows can't read all Mac drives), and you can get software for about $40 to write and format windows drives.

I use iWork instead of Office, a lot of my friends like google docs and open office, I did have to use Excel, but we stopped using it caused it crashed too much (on a Windows machine, no less). I find iWork to be so easy to use it makes up for the lack of Pivottables (of course you can do the same thing manually using the SUMIFS function). you can exchange data by saving in Excel format, or reading Excel files. what could be easier? Oh, and I learned no to use Excel as a database a long time ago. There are many good free ones on Macs (I presume also on Windows as well).

So, yah, this article makes sense.

 

[captaincranky]

Captain! We have a problem!

Duh, now I get it, and it's fixed. I'm caught in this perennial quagmire between wanting to use hipster web-cronyms, and typing poop out in full, the way actual English is supposed to be written. Sometimes, indecision and confusion get the best of me. KWIM?