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Here's an asbestos suit.
Because, boy, are you going to need it.

Anyway...

The reason they don't succeed is down to three things:

1) TCO - ripping out your infrastructure to replace it with someone else's gear doesn't make sense unless you have to. Since good PCs and Macs have the same lifespan on average (no surprise since they use the same components) and most corporate arrangements tend to favour three to five year leases MS would really have to balls up to open the door to other providers.
2) You have a choice of precisely one hardware vendor. Bang goes any competitive leverage there then!
3) All the good business applications - well, all the ones that are actually used anyway - are geared to Windows,

This kind of sucks but it's really Apple's own fault - they had their chance and blew it.
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Here's an asbestos suit.  Sleeper Service | 06/05/09
Here's why  LBiege | 06/05/09
Very logical reasoning  zwhittaker ZDNet Moderator | 06/07/09
it seemed like everything was oracle db a few years ago.. but  pcguy777 | 06/08/09
Considering most IT...  ShadowGIATL | 06/08/09
You mean $teve Job$  Crestview | 06/08/09
Never heard of MySQL or OpenOffice, it seems.  AzuMao | 06/19/09
I think you nailed it with #2  John Zern | 06/05/09
you mean like Microsoft has done  someitguy79 | 06/06/09
Worse, Microsoft "delegates" responsibility onto the individual OEMs  HypnoToad72 | 06/06/09
You've never called an OEM.  rtk | 06/06/09
Oh dear...  Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
whatever ~  pcguy777 | 06/08/09
Steve Jobs.  nix_hed | 06/08/09
If..  mojorison67@... | 06/08/09
You miss Apple's main selling point  Spuddrok | 06/08/09
Err...  Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
You can...  zwhittaker ZDNet Moderator | 06/07/09
Which is the point...  Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
Virtualization of OS X  nix_hed | 06/08/09
Hard but not impossible, and still...  ShadowGIATL | 06/07/09
WHAT Office Lock in?  Wolfie2K3 | 06/08/09
The lock in is here  gnesterenko | 06/10/09
And ideologically driven  Patanjali | 06/06/09
Ditching the PC version of Logic...  nix_hed | 06/08/09
@Patanjali  Axsimulate | 06/11/09
Not needed  Fred Fredrickson | 06/06/09
Incorrect. Again.  Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
Incorrect? Not really.  rsherrane | 06/08/09
I've worked in both environments...  nix_hed | 06/08/09
Sorry----he's right  Spuddrok | 06/08/09
good point  pcguy777 | 06/08/09
Okay...  HypnoToad72 | 06/06/09
further reality  rtk | 06/06/09
Stupid Stupid Stupid.  SimonUK2 | 06/07/09
@Bored  rtk | 06/07/09
'Similar' is not 'The Same'  vulpine@... | 06/08/09
The same, the exact same  rtk | 06/08/09
Consumer Reports  kfan | 06/08/09
Customer Satisfaction Ratings  vulpine@... | 06/08/09
Doesn't matter  kfan | 06/08/09
Some real-world reasons not to go Apple  r.j.thomas | 06/08/09
Why we use windows  jburt@... | 06/08/09
AutoCAD  Jkirk3279 | 06/08/09
@jburt  Axsimulate | 06/15/09
Macs and Business  Crestview | 06/08/09
@Crestview  Axsimulate | 06/15/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  vachi | 06/05/09
Macboy, you need to go back to school yourself...  Scrat | 06/05/09
I'm pretty sure you meant to say  Core2uu | 06/05/09
DriveImageXML  soonerproud | 06/05/09
Hello  jdbukis@... | 06/05/09
@jdbukis  Axsimulate | 06/05/09
Macs Can't Do The Most Basic Of Things We Take For Granted With Windows  paul@... | 06/08/09
USB powered drives...  nix_hed | 06/08/09
Out of Date  Jkirk3279 | 06/08/09
To both these replys  eldernorm | 06/10/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  mugsy14 | 06/05/09
...and talking of an EPIC FAIL!  Scrat | 06/05/09
Spell check FTW!  nix_hed | 06/08/09
Journalism...  zwhittaker ZDNet Moderator | 06/05/09
Here...pick one happy  eMJayy | 06/06/09
Illiteracy runs rampant in college donchaknow  psquare11 | 06/17/09
Not a bad piece, Zack!  mwagner@... | 06/05/09
So true  LiquidLearner | 06/05/09
That's really weird, because at Stanford...  olePigeon | 06/06/09
Atypical and expensive  Patanjali | 06/06/09
I agree, but I was just responding to her University comment. [nt]  olePigeon | 06/06/09
I think the issue...  ShadowGIATL | 06/07/09
A couple problems with your comments...  olePigeon | 06/07/09
One problem  rtk | 06/07/09
They are more expensive...but well worth it. (nt)  ShadowGIATL | 06/08/09
Not problems, just misconceptions.  ShadowGIATL | 06/08/09
Price, price, price  Userama | 06/05/09
True, sometimes.  Jkirk3279 | 06/08/09
Z for zealot; M for Muppet  GetReal-mac.com | 06/08/09
?????????????  Jkirk3279 | 06/08/09
@GetReal-mac.com  Axsimulate | 06/12/09
Mac is damn expensive for its performance  Gladiatorcn | 06/05/09
Where's the beef?  Ben1265 | 06/05/09
I think its the active directory  jdbukis@... | 06/05/09
@jdbukis  Axsimulate | 06/05/09
I know  jdbukis@... | 06/05/09
@jdbukis  Axsimulate | 06/05/09
I remmeber when AD was introduced  LiquidLearner | 06/05/09
OS X Server is as simple or complicated as you want to make it. [nt]  olePigeon | 06/06/09
OS X has had cross domain login since 10.2...  olePigeon | 06/06/09
I wasnt aware of that  jdbukis@... | 06/07/09
I'm sorry, I got confused...  olePigeon | 06/07/09
OpenDirectory?  techdeuce.com | 06/08/09
@techdeuce.com  Axsimulate | 06/12/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  Axsimulate | 06/05/09
But would it not also be true that  GuidingLight | 06/05/09
@GuidingLight  Axsimulate | 06/05/09
Tell me the advantage  LiquidLearner | 06/05/09
One thing...  zkiwi | 06/05/09
Because they were making shedloads of money.  Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
Choice  Jkirk3279 | 06/08/09
Dell and others sell Linux too (NT)  soonerproud | 06/05/09
And the government sets standards for line voltage  John Zern | 06/05/09
Only Apple users  LiquidLearner | 06/05/09
Yes, it's a silly argument...  Sleeper Service | 06/06/09
Well, actually  Jkirk3279 | 06/08/09
You missed his point...  vulpine@... | 06/08/09
small correction and an addition.  rtk | 06/08/09
Yes  Jkirk3279 | 06/08/09
Bigotry  soonerproud | 06/05/09
Prejudice is where you find it.  vulpine@... | 06/08/09
PC bigot here  mswift@... | 06/08/09
That's odd...  Jkirk3279 | 06/08/09
So what? Apple Made 4x Profits of Dell (with iPhones 5.7x)  Davewrite | 06/05/09
Yes we know...  Sleeper Service | 06/05/09
Macbooks that look pretty  LiquidLearner | 06/05/09
You're missing a few points  Ken_z | 06/06/09
I don't tinker with my PCs.  ye | 06/06/09
On that I will disagree--emphatically!  vulpine@... | 06/08/09
the commonly accepted explanation is  rtk | 06/08/09
I'll second that.  HypnoToad72 | 06/06/09
I support an entire Windows network  LiquidLearner | 06/07/09
Small Biz, love my mac Genius, in store and on phone  bgrh | 06/08/09
That's all great news for shareholders,  rtk | 06/06/09
Good for the customer as well because...  Davewrite | 06/06/09
Not the enterprise customer, surely.  rtk | 06/06/09
I was answering your post when you said 'customer'  Davewrite | 06/06/09
Customers are enterprise, smb and the home consumer market.  rtk | 06/06/09
you don't get it do you?  Davewrite | 06/07/09
Oh, I get it perfectly.  rtk | 06/07/09
@rtk still spouting nonsense, here i blow up more of your arguments..  Davewrite | 06/07/09
Davewrite, maybe you need to change your name to daveshouldread  rtk | 06/07/09
reduced to name calling when you can't win an argument?  Davewrite | 06/08/09
Again, you need to learn the difference  rtk | 06/08/09
... and customers.  vulpine@... | 06/08/09
except, those customers haven't made the same logical leap  rtk | 06/08/09
Yes.  Davewrite | 06/08/09
So why doesn't anyone care about their greed?  stano360 | 06/08/09
Missing out  Jkirk3279 | 06/09/09
Mac in a real-life enterprise  hotrunsf | 06/05/09
Reading comprehension helps  LiquidLearner | 06/05/09
Yes, those "I'm a Mac" ads are really on your nerve, aren't they? happy [NT]  Mikael_z | 06/05/09
A bit...  LiquidLearner | 06/05/09
They cut their own throats!  stano360 | 06/08/09
That raises another question:  msalzberg | 06/06/09
Spot on  Richard Flude | 06/07/09
Ignorance?  LiquidLearner | 06/07/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  abcmurphy | 06/05/09
I have/ do work in IT (Although only as a desktop support tech)  jdbukis@... | 06/05/09
Your problem was...  wakka@... | 06/05/09
Wait a second...  rtk | 06/06/09
your obviously not that good then.  jdbukis@... | 06/06/09
Windows vs OS X?  vulpine@... | 06/08/09
Nope  Jkirk3279 | 06/09/09
Look at the single button mouse in the picture. That's the problem.  NonZealot | 06/05/09
So what you are saying is that....  Economister | 06/05/09
Years already Macs come with 'multi button' mice, Macs support 5 buttons  Davewrite | 06/05/09
Methinks NZ needs a mouse and keyboard  frgough | 06/05/09
Wow, it has an "Any Key" key. Perfect. (nt)  Economister | 06/05/09
Falling on deaf ears  Kaiwai | 06/06/09
It's too bad stupidity isn't painful.  Userama | 06/06/09
That's a 4-button mouse, not a 1-button...  olePigeon | 06/06/09
re: That's a 4-button mouse, not a 1-button...  rtk | 06/06/09
olePigeon has a valid point  Davewrite | 06/07/09
Correct. [nt]  olePigeon | 06/07/09
The mouse is configured to work as a 1 button mouse by default. [nt]  olePigeon | 06/07/09
I think your WRONG.  andyandromeda | 06/09/09
Thank you, Non-Zealot; you just proved Apple's point.  vulpine@... | 06/08/09
NonZealot, while the 1-button mouse IS a problem, you forgot some others:  Joel R | 06/08/09
Why Windows won the OS wars...  progon | 06/05/09
Mac vs PC  prof123 | 06/05/09
Nice attempt...  zkiwi | 06/05/09
Really?  Sleeper Service | 06/06/09
There was a saying in the business world:  msalzberg | 06/06/09
I know...  Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
Apple arrogance even then  stano360 | 06/08/09
How?  mosborne | 06/07/09
I guess...  zkiwi | 06/07/09
I'll answer that.  vulpine@... | 06/08/09
Bloviating your speciality?  Kaiwai | 06/06/09
Drivel  Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
Um, the explanation is a LOT simpler  frgough | 06/05/09
Tha's one of the lamest excuses  John Zern | 06/05/09
Not an excuse but a strength  Mikael_z | 06/06/09
yes but  jdbukis@... | 06/06/09
Reference?  Jkirk3279 | 06/09/09
It's no excuse.  ye | 06/06/09
The "TRUTH" why Windows won.  Economister | 06/05/09
And you don't see Caddys or Lincolns at NASCAR  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/05/09
Yet another pathetic article  Kaiwai | 06/05/09
lol  jdbukis@... | 06/06/09
NT died at 4.0  Kaiwai | 06/06/09
Oh shut up.  Sleeper Service | 06/07/09
Grade A Moron  Kaiwai | 06/07/09
Actualy I prefer the interface  jdbukis@... | 06/08/09
I suspect that what kawai meant was...  Joel R | 06/10/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  macb0i | 06/05/09
haha  jdbukis@... | 06/06/09
uh huh  someitguy79 | 06/06/09
What scares you?  jdbukis@... | 06/08/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  ThinkFairer | 06/06/09
Exactly what we've come to expect from ZDNet  Richard Flude | 06/06/09
Might not  jdbukis@... | 06/06/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  someitguy79 | 06/06/09
Apple does not have a next day, in-the-office service plan  gerhart | 06/06/09
Apple is not trying to enter the enterprise market  visualambrosia | 06/06/09
That's fairly contradictory.  rtk | 06/06/09
Re: That's fairly contradictory  visualambrosia | 06/07/09
Wow. Talk about a trolling article. Here's a detailed trolling response! grin  HypnoToad72 | 06/06/09
good points there - nt  Davewrite | 06/06/09
Since you admit it's just a troll  rtk | 06/06/09
What a completely clueless response.  ye | 06/06/09
realy?  jdbukis@... | 06/07/09
TRoll response  gnesterenko | 06/10/09
Say what?  voyager529 | 06/06/09
What about Active Directory, vertical apps, etc, Exchange?  Roque Mocan | 06/06/09
Two different companies, two different agendas.  Solid Jedi Knight | 06/07/09
Nice Article...nt  US Is ! Europe-ThankGod! | 06/08/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  onclejon@... | 06/08/09
mac maintenance is way more expensive. case closed!  pcguy777 | 06/08/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  techdeuce.com | 06/08/09
A glass of ice water in Hell  SteveMak | 06/08/09
Enterprise Apps  Jkirk3279 | 06/09/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  bacrabb | 06/08/09
I switched from a PC to a Mac at work (and home) 5 years ago  Flash19 | 06/08/09
More Power with PCs  rgeiken@... | 06/08/09
Wow !  Jkirk3279 | 06/09/09
If you can get the extra power...  ShadowGIATL | 06/09/09
Power  Jkirk3279 | 06/10/09
Some people just like more power...  ShadowGIATL | 06/11/09
Some people just like Macs.  Jkirk3279 | 06/12/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  matt@... | 06/08/09
My Dell is pretty and blue  Dave_Friedel | 06/08/09
Well, Sure !  Jkirk3279 | 06/09/09
Please grind your axe somewhere else...  smitsc05 | 06/08/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  kballweg | 06/08/09
Networking  Jkirk3279 | 06/09/09
So you're telling us...  ShadowGIATL | 06/10/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  johnwott | 06/08/09
have you ever pondered  john_gillespie@... | 06/08/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  bigbokeh | 06/08/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  tech_ed@... | 06/08/09
RE: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac  geminixx | 06/08/09
I'm not sure everyone here (including the author) understands "Enterprise"  rick.leonard@... | 06/09/09
Really Interesting !  Jkirk3279 | 06/09/09
Why a pc vs a Mac?  eldernorm | 06/10/09
Why ask why.  ShadowGIATL | 06/11/09
Enterprise buys specs/features, not benefits  mlindl | 06/19/09
Again, customers vs. shareholders.  rtk | 06/19/09

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