Why Consumer Macs Are Enterprise-Worthy

cyberkahn tips us to an article in Computerworld that makes the case for Apple's consumer machines moving into corporations. (The article dismisses Linux desktops in the enterprise in a single bullet item.) With the press that Vista has been getting, is Apple moving into a perfect storm? Quoting: "There is no comparison between Apple's 'consumer' machines and the consumer lines of its competitors. All of Apple's machines are ready to move into the enterprise, depending on the job at hand. The company's simple and elegant product line, which is also highly customizable, will be Apple's entree to the business market — if IT decision-makers can get over their prejudice against equipment that's traditionally been aimed at consumers."

Re:Previous dicussion on AppleCare and businesses

[Basehart]

Fuck IT! Take your Mac to work and plug it in. If it doesn't work tell IT to make it work.

Re:Macs run Windows

[king-manic]

Corprate It guy: Hey boss I just bought a bunch of macs at 20% over retail of similiar PC's. It seems the key application we make most our money on doesn't function on it so I bought new copies of the XP and reinstalled them. don't worry they dual boot.

Corprate IT VP: Ohh wonderful. Why don't you give yourself a raise and have sex with my wife. While your ate it do my 19 year old daughter too. I'm going to go give my mercded to the next homeless person I see and donate all the company bank accounts to UNICEF. ... I doubt any IT decision maker will really risk changing and changing back. The cost of conversion sttill exists even wiht dual booting. Unless there is a seriously compelling reason to change, people and organizations won't change.

Re:Macs run Windows

[Winckle]

Slashdot Poster: Buy a dictionary and spell checker program.

Re:Macs run Windows

[Dolly_Llama]

Ohh wonderful. Why don't you give yourself a raise and have sex with my wife. While your ate it do my 19 year old daughter too.

Wow, is your company hiring?