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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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