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Canna get a big Duh ?: NT; Posted by: BitTwiddler Posted on: 03/31/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Canna get a big Duh ? BitTwiddler | 03/31/08

Market Niche? zclayton2 | 04/03/08

Have to be careful with "business" and "enterprise" j.m.galvin | 03/31/08

business and enterprise sackbut | 04/01/08

Mac Envy aussieblnd@... | 04/01/08

well, evilkillerwhale@... | 04/01/08

Well put hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/01/08

Smart theoxygenthief | 04/01/08

I hope your not talking to me hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/08

wish granted Hogleg | 04/03/08

Grammar police (?) hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/03/08

If I was Hogleg | 04/04/08

Well maybe you shouldn't be wasting your time then.. hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/04/08

From my research... Komplex | 04/02/08

scary Hogleg | 04/02/08

Why? ladyirol | 04/04/08

Lazy IT Hogleg | 04/07/08

The plain facts are... Mr_Wizard | 04/01/08

designers. lostarchitect | 04/01/08

Serious video production... DCMann | 04/01/08

Getting the job done Geotopia | 04/01/08

Serious Video Production? edward.arnold@... | 04/01/08

Unless you happen to be the 2008 Best Picture j.m.galvin | 04/01/08

That's like saying the hottest car wins because it's painted in black paint TheWerewolf | 04/03/08

So... djchandler | 04/01/08

So...what? cuba_pete@... | 04/02/08

Visit our office 007baf | 04/01/08

You develop on Vista ericgbailey | 04/01/08

HUH? xuniL_z | 04/04/08

facts are... aussieblnd@... | 04/01/08

Huh... cgapperi | 04/01/08

check out planes and airports ruprick_z | 04/01/08

Apple != Big Business Friendly DotNetWill | 04/01/08

That's good and bad... olePigeon | 04/01/08

I don't know of a large enterprise that works that way... socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

I don't see the difference notsofast | 04/01/08

Parity in colleges cburkitt2 | 04/01/08

they need to lose the one click mouse only option pcguy777 | 04/02/08

they need to lose the one click mouse only option? ladyirol | 04/04/08

But rtk | 04/04/08

multibutton and dolts lik you are wrong ylysdexia | 04/08/08

interesting. rtk | 04/08/08

Hardware is a bad idea where software can take over. ylysdexia | 04/12/08

And because Apple uses PC hardware for "Macs", HypnoToad | 03/31/08

I really don't think the vast majority of companies James Quinn | 04/01/08

you are correct lostarchitect | 04/01/08

Because your are tilting the comparison in the Mac's favor NonZealot | 04/01/08

I think you'll find he works the other way round labarker | 04/01/08

Did you not read his pricing? hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/01/08

Wow! Tell us the important information! ladyirol | 04/04/08

Go to Dell's website hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/05/08

I get their adds in my email all the time.. JCitizen | 04/13/08

We have ~1500 to 2000 users in the field and corp. socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

Forgot one thing... socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

No Apps Crestview | 04/01/08

Depends what your business does tikigawd | 04/01/08

Yes & No - Depends on the business...nt socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08

Inventor and autocad Hogleg | 04/02/08

Actually I am still correct for your argument is James Quinn | 04/01/08

Good points, but time is and isn't on their side.. socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

We tend to forget or history philpenn | 04/01/08

In the beginning there was no training for Macs labarker | 04/01/08

Huh? djchandler | 04/01/08

very good point. so they priced themselves out? pcguy777 | 04/02/08

Macs are pricier, they just are. dtoews@... | 04/01/08

for 379 bucks at popular retailer pcguy777 | 04/02/08

Message has been deleted. ylysdexia | 04/12/08

My company Crestview | 04/01/08

That is the enterprise model that Apple socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08

Message has been deleted. ylysdexia | 04/12/08

That's exactly true eMJayy | 04/01/08

OSX on a home built Tom in Toronto | 04/01/08

That's nice - but that's not how enterprise systems work TheWerewolf | 04/03/08

You get what you pay for labarker | 04/01/08

You must not work in an enterprise hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/01/08

Message has been deleted. ylysdexia | 04/12/08

If new hard drives were part of the deal... JCitizen | 04/13/08

That argument has been shot down several times...nt socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08

Shot down? By who? Links please. NT xuniL_z | 04/04/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows rohitharsh | 03/31/08

Large corporate/government is a good market j.m.galvin | 03/31/08

Those who understand. JohnMinn | 04/01/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business mdfischer | 03/31/08

computers are business tools. rtk | 03/31/08

Not unless there are some changes xuniL_z | 04/01/08

Well.... James Quinn | 04/01/08

Not true willpd13 | 04/01/08

If you use shared... arminw | 04/01/08

You have to activate the OS... DCMann | 04/01/08

Only ONE VM file... arminw | 04/01/08

What are you talking about? olePigeon | 04/01/08

I was not comparing the machine, but the OS xuniL_z | 04/02/08

Message has been deleted. ylysdexia | 04/12/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows jorjitop | 03/31/08

They've been saying that for the last 15 years hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/01/08

Not if they can have a chance Crestview | 04/01/08

Oh, they're great appliances for the home hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/02/08

it really all boils down to what people use in the home pcguy777 | 04/02/08

Gosh darn it then... zkiwi | 03/31/08

your car might look prettier pcguy777 | 04/02/08

Message has been deleted. ylysdexia | 04/12/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows mike_ohanlon | 03/31/08

most enterprises rtk | 03/31/08

Re: most enterprises mike_ohanlon | 04/01/08

No doubt. rtk | 04/01/08

IT Control it@... | 04/01/08

Re: IT Control & No Doubt mike_ohanlon | 04/01/08

IT Control & No Doubt it@... | 04/01/08

IT Control & No Doubt it@... | 04/01/08

Re: IT Control mike_ohanlon | 04/01/08

Re: IT Control mike_ohanlon | 04/01/08

How do you soft proof on PC? j.m.galvin | 04/01/08

Knowledge needed tim@... | 04/01/08

Where'd you get rtk | 04/01/08

Message has been deleted. ylysdexia | 04/12/08

RE: most enterprises young+zdnet@... | 04/01/08

Here's the issue rtk | 04/01/08

Re: here's the issue mike_ohanlon | 04/01/08

Spoken like a user...not someone having to work in IT. socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

Re: Spoken like a user ... mike_ohanlon | 04/01/08

Re: Spoken like a user rtk | 04/01/08

re: to RTK - Thank you... nt socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08

Message has been deleted. ylysdexia | 04/12/08

One word and a Mac will crapout on this - SOX!!! nt socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

Company Policy... philpenn | 04/01/08

"Not saying it will happen, but it could" hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/01/08

Amen brother! Can I get a witness!! (NT) philpenn | 04/01/08

However, if the CEO... arminw | 04/01/08

They tried here - had a CFO from the music industry - don't ask socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

I'm not sure where people get the idea rtk | 04/01/08

Re: I'm not sure ... mike_ohanlon | 04/01/08

Sounds like someone rtk | 04/01/08

LOL - AMEN remember my comment about the socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08

I tell you what you sound like a typical end user socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08

Re: ... typical end user ... mike_ohanlon | 04/02/08

... more ... mike_ohanlon | 04/02/08

However, if the CEO... it@... | 04/02/08

I remember IBM... rkostynu@... | 04/02/08

Re: I remember IBM ... mike_ohanlon | 04/02/08

Apples in schools they should be worried about james.faction | 03/31/08

Didn't have that effect on me... Uber Dweeb | 04/01/08

Exactly... socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

3 School Systems here for my kids... socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

I commented on reality below,... but it hasn't worked yet socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

I have a son Crestview | 04/01/08

What is he using at work? socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows ThinkFair | 03/31/08

Microsoft could get its own treatment SM-FX | 03/31/08

Well, especially now that... Qbt | 03/31/08

Plus one day markbn | 03/31/08

IMHO rtk | 03/31/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows haroldholt | 04/01/08

How Sad robertmro | 04/01/08

This is GREAT news for Apple!!! James Quinn | 04/01/08

Actually any Apple growth is great for MS socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

I forgot to add. I hope they keep growing... socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

Forget repeating rifles, use muzzleloaders scott1329 | 04/01/08

Great comparison scott; I like it! (NT) JCitizen | 04/01/08

1st - bad analogy...but that's just an opinion - 2nd socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

If your business is prancing and preening... Chippolus | 04/01/08

LOL - nicely put BTW - nt socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

Except you're wrong Hogleg | 04/04/08

Apple is here because it chose to be, over a decade ago SteveMak | 04/01/08

Great Story, Sounds True oh my god | 04/01/08

Good Point - and it is true. socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

Tomorrows CEOs Will Favor Apple CowLauncher | 04/01/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows utugau | 04/01/08

Oh Geez - Here they Come....yada-yada-yada nt socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

Organisations that I support using Macs are more efficient and creative Silex | 04/01/08

Opinion and not really relevant... Linux socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

To be believable you must act the part.... devlin_X | 04/02/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows rjohn05 | 04/01/08

"...Macs pose too many problems for IT departments." olePigeon | 04/01/08

I will give you some examples I heard from our help desk manager socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

In a mixed environment, they pose several issues dtoews@... | 04/01/08

Exactly...nt socialism=nowhere | 04/01/08

Job security for the IT folks... arminw | 04/01/08

hardly rtk | 04/01/08

Wrong - totally wrong. You obviously don't work in IT - socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08

"Job Security" now days is an Oxymoron...ntq socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows stevewalpole@... | 04/01/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows dtoews@... | 04/01/08

Enterprise IT Yaalanhoo | 04/01/08

Article misses the point TightGame | 04/01/08

Macs are over 50% where I work ThePrairiePrankster | 04/01/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business whitemark@... | 04/01/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows sparky10020@... | 04/01/08

Think Enterprise.. jackloo@... | 04/01/08

try this rtk | 04/01/08

Macs for Freedom! Hogleg | 04/03/08

Really? I haven't booted Windows at work in over 2 years... xunil skcor | 04/01/08

The fact is...why race to the bottom with MS? mikifinaz1@... | 04/01/08

Yes, instead. rtk | 04/01/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows jk_10 | 04/01/08

As a 14 year heavy user Crestview | 04/01/08

Ubuntu- rebelxhardcore | 04/01/08

You are very lucky d.the.duck | 04/02/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows jackloo@... | 04/01/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows cuba_pete@... | 04/02/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows d.the.duck | 04/02/08

Microsoft better hope... mikifinaz1@... | 04/02/08

yeah, probably not. rtk | 04/02/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows DeeDux | 04/02/08

People here are missing the point. TheWerewolf | 04/03/08

Actually #4 isn't correct vikingnyc@... | 04/05/08

RE: Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows Hogleg | 04/04/08

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