I've supported XP to Win 8 and all had issues constantly whether it was malware, corrupted .ini files, print spooling restarts, corrupted profiles, endless updates out the box, etc. and then there's the software vendor issues. I'll leave it at that.
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Macs Saving IBM Money on IT Management Despite Higher Up Front Cost
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Maybe it more IBM PC Support team doesn't know what they are doing? You can image PC's however you want to make it "easy" for users to use. I don't think Macs are "inheritently" more user friendly than PCs at least up to Windows 8. That's a pretty tired myth. Although I will say Windows Metro is a confused mess right now. But Yosemite vs. Win 7, not much difference really - in terms of usability.
My husband just got a new Dell laptop from his company and after a full day on the phone with IT of trying to get it up and running he sent it back and told them he would just try to keep using his old one. Not that his old one doesn't have issues but the new one just wouldn't work right even though it was all set up before they mailed it to him. Of course on days like that... one isn't very productive... well the IT person is working but my husband sure wasn't getting anything done.
The initial demand will taper off. He's right. No need to bash him. At IBM you only get a new laptop every 3-5 years. Once everyone gets one, it will go down to new hires,replacement of broken/lost laptops,upgrades from users being allowed to upgrade. But I don't see IBM buying 150k units per year, every year.
We also get iPads as well (sales teams atleast)
Just because one disagree with you, you would call it, "hate?" I think you got hate mixed up with "opinion."
May the hate be with you.
In my office everything started to run really slow. We have just macs. At the ends it was one of the routers in the network, after resetting it... no more problems. We are editing HD content from 4 computers at same time and the server is a Mac Mini with a raid connected via Thunderbold. We are editing directly form that iMac via network using regular cat 6 cables. No problems, just the router once.
I'm not surprised. I get a free Dell laptop at work. After several consecutive weeks of losing 45 minutes trouble-shooting getting the laptop on the network, I gave it back to the IT guys. I got their permission to use a Mac on the network. This prompted the usual "we're not touching that thing with a 10 foot pole" response from the IT department, but at the end of six months, I've never had a problem with my mac that I had to call them for. I even ended up buying a Macbook Air for a co-worker that I depend on, because she kept being unable to do her work.
Sometimes you need something that 'just works'. It still surprises me, though, that a large corporation figured this out.
The article doesn't seem to suggest the employees get to pick which OS their new computers run. So the traditional bias on the part of Apple customers doesn't apply here.
If a Mac shows up in your cubicle, it says nothing about your personal preferences or experience.
That's a representation of an appalling I.T department rather than a bad Dell notebook.
Who knows? They never figured out what was wrong so I can't say for sure. I'm sure they could use a better IT department but it is a huge company. One would think they could get some smart people to help. My husband does have to frequently call for help and leave his computer for them to fix while they access it remotely. It is mind boggling really.
Our user base has diversified due to popularity . In my opinion it was much more cultured pre 2007
Point is the Same. Troubling % calling help desk . One I would suggest is unrealistic , or as I said its for tribal things like password resets.
I'll be honest , I don't have distrust issues for any of them . If I did I would not trust IBM just cause they are a partner of Apple. That partnership means jack in regards to IBM being trustworthy. Still the same dieing relic. Apple has its own issues with cloud , and IBM the answer .... Hmmm
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A little bit of a generalization or just ignorance? Lots of folks have been displaced from jobs and have had a difficult time finding a job with sufficient living income. Corporations are sitting on huge stocks of cash and not really investing in new hires. It's not because they are strapped because of excessive taxation or regulation. Perhaps their executives want larger bonuses for "trimming the fat" (i.e. greed).
There's more automation, much of the manufacturing is done overseas for cheaper labor costs. There's only so much blood you can squeeze from "service industry" jobs.
Also, it's not so easy to just "go on welfare and have taxpayers take care of them".
The current job market and economy is very complex and not the simplistic tripe in your post.
IBM has very deep roots in the Ivy Leauge to where selling the company would be as heretical as building on the Harvard Yard. The IBM board and Watson family would turning it into a historic institute before selling it.
It's lovely how people like you always seem to need to end your replies with insults. It says a lot about your character.
Wow, this is virtually identical to my experience, though I am still a .Net dev. Switched in 06 to a first gen Mac Pro, and never looked back. It's nice no longer being free tech support, since I can honestly say that I don't sit around trouble shooting Windows in my spare time anymore.
Nonsense. I have a Mac mini from 2009 running latest OS X and I'm about to upgrade a MacBook Pro from late 2008 to the latest OS X. The only macs affected by the transition to 64bit only were the old 32 bit machines and the first gen Mac pros that had 32bit EFIs. Here is the list of minimum machines for El Capitan:
- iMac (Mid-2007 or newer)
- MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or newer)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or newer), (15-inch, Mid / Late 2007 or newer), (17-inch, Late 2007 or newer)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
- Mac Mini (Early 2009 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
- Xserve (Early 2009)
Didn't realize that the Watsons still had a stake in IBM. I guess logistically speaking it would be a strange merger as well as it would take a huge chunk of money also
IBM is falling apart, this whole deal stinks of anti-Microsoft.
Already corporate execs are falling over themselves ordering Surface Books...