Boot Camp: Best Article Yet, esp on Software

[WHiiP]

Are you related to Dvorak?

I think you must be. That is my opinion... and it MUST be right since it is MY opinion.

Sound familiar? I thought so . . .

[DharmaDog]

What's wrong with saying they're lousy customers?

They are.

Any customer that only considers price, and not value is a lousy customer. Don't get me wrong most businesses will be happy to sell a product to a lousy customer, but they aren't going to spend much time or effort to keep that customer.

But there are exceptions. I actually want a mini to run Windows on because it is a cheap way to get a core duo, and I can run OS X. It's a 2-for-1. I greatly prefer OS X, but sometimes I have to use Windows against my will. I don't want to spend the money to buy a separate computer just for the few things I need Windows for. And I don't want to dedicate additional desk space to another computer just for Windows.

But I'm not a lousy Apple customer. I have a dual 2.7 G5, a PowerBook G4, and a Dual 533 (my daughter actually has this one).

But the main reason for the mini is the potential upsell to more expensive Macs and to introduce potential switchers to Mac OS X at a lower price point. It's bait.

[BigGuynRusty]

IronMac Wrote:
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> BigGuynRusty Wrote:
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> >
> >
> > There are three apps that are not on the Mac,
> and
> > never will be, and yes, he understands about
> > malware, and all the other crap.
> >
> >
>
> And, now, thanks to Boot Camp, they never will
> be.
>
> Ok, so, let me get this straight...they're going
> with more expensive hardware to run Windows' apps
> in an environment that will probably need just as
> much support? Or is there less support because,
> aside from these three apps, everything else will
> be run on the Mac side?
>
> What about additional licenses/costs for those new
> Mac apps? (I'm assuming here that they were
> initially all Windows, right?)
>

You assume a lot IronMac

The software will never be ported IM, the developer is only maintaining the software, and said he will not port it to another platform, linux, unix, OS9, OSX. He has been offered tons of cash, no go.
Yes, my client has done estimates to have everything ported over (software and data), the lowest estimate was about five million bucks, and about three years, guess what, it is not going to happen.

They already have tons of Macs, last check was 122 Macs.
They already have the Mac software licenses, nothing to buy.

IT department already deals with the viruses and malware, it'll will be easier now, a wipe and reinstall, data is written to CD's, and the newest are written to USB JumpDrives.

IM, the Mac hardware is cheaper to support, they have one Mac guy shared between another business in the building, he supports over 300 Macs in the building.
They have five PC IT folk, only 90 PC's

I don't know what your agenda is IM, but your swiping at ghosts, I have actually worked in IT for decades, I can tell just by your comment about the cost of hardware that you don't get the point. Hardware is always your lowest cost overall, data, personnel, and time are the ultimate money sink.

BGnR

[Seacrest]

BigGuynRusty Wrote:
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> I have actually worked in IT for decades

Careful.
The last guy to say THAT with such certainty was Taylor of Tuttleville. ;-)

[BigGuynRusty]

Seacrest Wrote:
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> BigGuynRusty Wrote:
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> > I have actually worked in IT for decades
>
> Careful.
> The last guy to say THAT with such certainty was
> Taylor of Tuttleville. ;-)
>

I was thinking about that moron this morning.
He looked at a computer once, he never worked for IT. (-:

BGnR

[IronMac]

BigGuynRusty Wrote:
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> You assume a lot IronMac
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>


That's because your earlier post gave no background to work with.

[BernDog]

Wait until we get a few more articles written more from a security standpoint. How many of them will say, "For maximum security, leave the Windows side disconnected from any network/internet access, and boot into Windows only for your critical applications. Switch to OS X for network access, internet access, and the rest of your daily computer needs."

Assuming that most users' critical Windows-only apps are not dependent on web access (autocad, etc...), we could see a lot of switchers. "Windows is secure again!" (as long as the windows are closed).

Maybe?