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Anything that can be done on Windows can be done on a Mac? Really? Joel Send a noteboard - 27/05/2010 03:01:01 PM
Please explain just exactly what you mean by "not as friendly for the business world as microsoft..." because lots of big companies run entirely on Macs. Anything that can be done on Windows CAN be done on a Mac, but some chose not to live up to Apple's exacting standards.

Those who are most vocally resistant to change are those in charge of support/IT who might lose their jobs or be forced to learn something new.

Apple does quite well for businesses.

In fact, one BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY manages to do it quite well.

You may have heard of them... APPLE COMPUTERS.

Also: http://www.apple.com/business/

Because Windows is running my PC as I type this, and I'm pretty sure MacOS won't do that. Whether you feel good, bad or indifferent about PCs, there are a lot of people (including many businesses) who use PCs, and Apples has nothing for them, while M$ has entire multiple lines of software. Which, of course, run just fine on a Mac running Windows, too.

At least Apple finally decided to include "ability to upgrade" among their exacting standards, but arguing that IT people are resistant to Macs because they don't want to have to learn new tech seems odd both because most IT people get off on learning new tech and because the complaint against Macs by many of those very same people for years was that "user friendly GUI" was just code for "I want to use a computer without having to learn how. " Seriously, the COMMAND LINE was a dealbreaker? I'll have more faith in Apples exacting standards when they include literacy. :P I'm dubious of the implication that people who were programming UNIX mainframes in binary before you or I were born lack the mental capacity for Macs. ;)
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apple now bigger than microsoft moondog - 27/05/2010 07:12:48 AM 930 Views
1. Hurrah! 2. I believe you are wrong... ImAMac - 27/05/2010 08:39:22 AM 547 Views
Name five fortune five hundrend companies that run "entirely on Macs" *NM* Roland00 - 27/05/2010 02:14:59 PM 254 Views
He can't. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:33:40 PM 575 Views
There's hasn't been a company called Apple Computers for years now Floffe - 27/05/2010 02:15:40 PM 601 Views
Anything that can be done on Windows can be done on a Mac? Really? Joel - 27/05/2010 03:01:01 PM 626 Views
Yes it will. ImAMac - 27/05/2010 03:43:11 PM 661 Views
MacOS will run my PC? Joel - 27/05/2010 04:02:43 PM 528 Views
Your stance is a little strange here... Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:33:19 PM 548 Views
It isn't hard to make a pc that boots mac Roland00 - 27/05/2010 08:58:43 PM 575 Views
You can also create a virtual machine running OSX on Windows *NM* BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 05:10:30 AM 262 Views
After Macs switched to Intel processing there were some hacks available to make them run on PCs. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:35:51 PM 548 Views
Do you know why IT will not run virtualization? It is quite simple. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:31:17 PM 552 Views
You can also run OSX on Windows. So what? *NM* BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 05:08:09 AM 253 Views
there is no equivalent apple product to microsoft exchange moondog - 27/05/2010 07:58:04 PM 530 Views
iDon't approve ironclad - 27/05/2010 08:43:38 AM 509 Views
-tortures- *NM* ImAMac - 27/05/2010 08:46:30 AM 241 Views
*touches* *NM* ironclad - 27/05/2010 08:47:50 AM 222 Views
nooo! Foxhead - 27/05/2010 10:06:21 AM 717 Views
steam is now available for mac moondog - 27/05/2010 08:04:34 PM 549 Views
Have you tried playing steam on a mac? Roland00 - 27/05/2010 09:00:06 PM 573 Views
even the authors of that article say "we didn't run this on a real mac" moondog - 28/05/2010 02:44:38 AM 505 Views
It was using the mac version of the 285 the most powerful video card on the mac Roland00 - 28/05/2010 06:02:33 AM 553 Views
it's still a big step though, you have to admit *NM* moondog - 28/05/2010 07:10:14 AM 249 Views
Yeah but I would recommend spend the 100 dollars for an OEM copy of windows and dual boot Roland00 - 28/05/2010 11:40:13 PM 576 Views
what's steam? *NM* Foxhead - 27/05/2010 11:22:38 PM 252 Views
steam is a giant gaming website moondog - 28/05/2010 02:38:23 AM 803 Views
Steam is itunes for games, same idea, same business model *NM* Roland00 - 28/05/2010 06:04:00 AM 239 Views
Not only the consumer market though.. Bramhodoulos - 27/05/2010 10:26:50 AM 580 Views
that's becoming less true though..... moondog - 27/05/2010 08:01:17 PM 505 Views
Hmmmm.... Bramhodoulos - 28/05/2010 02:50:54 AM 555 Views
Microsoft is stil in better posistion random thoughts - 27/05/2010 02:25:09 PM 604 Views
Re: Microsoft is stil in better posistion callandor1000 - 27/05/2010 07:52:48 PM 529 Views
doesn't matter which phone it is what matters is that the i-phone can be replaced and windows can't random thoughts - 27/05/2010 08:34:13 PM 503 Views
actually your analysis fails to account for "cloud computing" moondog - 28/05/2010 12:43:42 AM 480 Views
The really big bucks is in server software as every business needs server software to run databases. everynametaken - 27/05/2010 11:20:41 PM 568 Views
what can't they run on iphones? moondog - 28/05/2010 02:41:18 AM 482 Views
Windows-only programs, presumably. Businesses use more than simple office products. Ghavrel - 28/05/2010 03:04:14 AM 504 Views
to use an oft-quoted phrase: "there's an app for that" moondog - 28/05/2010 03:30:26 AM 562 Views
To use a not-so-oft-quoted phrase, "Not if it doesn't conform to Apple specifications." Ghavrel - 28/05/2010 05:53:54 AM 545 Views
the point is, that businesses are finding ways to make it work, even though they don't like it moondog - 28/05/2010 07:07:31 AM 554 Views
There are lots of things... BlackAdder - 28/05/2010 10:15:44 AM 602 Views
Yeah, but their founders claimed to be bigger than Jesus and I didn't believe that either. Joel - 27/05/2010 02:50:00 PM 568 Views
True, Apple is definitely moving in the "Evil Empire" direction. Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:36:55 PM 459 Views
Moving? They arrived years ago. *NM* Wibble - 27/05/2010 08:41:05 PM 237 Views
Re: True, Apple is definitely moving in the "Evil Empire" direction. callandor1000 - 28/05/2010 12:04:54 AM 493 Views
Re: apple now bigger than microsoft callandor1000 - 27/05/2010 07:49:25 PM 516 Views
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