Apple is so boring now. apps for consultants to sell apps to middle management. although, 3 years from now, cue the AI driven rounds of layoffs.
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Apple and Deloitte Partnering on Consulting Service to Promote iOS Devices in Enterprise
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This just makes me angry. I've run a small company for 30 years; that does database development on the mac. Helix is a primary tool, as is PHP, mySQL, node.js, iPhone apps and more. There are companies across the world that run on software that I am proud of. It's not only me, there are many thousands of other developers who supply excellent solutions for companies across all industries, that run on mac. As far as Apple is concerned, we don't exist, this hasn't happened. It is my opinion that these companies have done very well with macs, better than they would have with other options. Its just one opinion, of course.
I think its great that they make other products and do well with them; I just don't see why they can't keep making good computers as well.
I think its great that they make other products and do well with them; I just don't see why they can't keep making good computers as well.
I absolutely agree about more Macs in the office. I just don't see them a lot. IBM may not be the best place to compare but I mention them since they are one of Apple's Enterprise partner.
We made the move to iPhones at my former workplace 1-1.5 years ago and have been burned so badly by the permanent updates.
Sure, it's mostly the fault of the developers of the apps we relied on, but we still were the ones who ultimately suffered.
Since then, every new device has been Android.
Sure, it's mostly the fault of the developers of the apps we relied on, but we still were the ones who ultimately suffered.
Since then, every new device has been Android.
I start my first day of work at Deloitte this upcoming Monday as a tax consultant
Congratulations! I worked in their mid market consulting practice out of college and really enjoyed it. Wonder if they'll send you to their big training facility in Westlake, TX?
Enterprise is the ideal place for iOS to flourish as a professional tool. The only thing stopping enterprise workers from carrying an iPad instead of a Lenovo or Dell laptop are the custom made apps that were built to run on Windows. By developing enterprise apps for iOS, Apple can transition enterprise to its ecosystem. It's low hanging fruit for Apple.
... Wait, that was a good unintentional pun
More demanding computing will still require powerful computers but maybe the solution there is to run the heavy processing in the cloud the way Adobe is doing with its Creative Cloud. I'm a photographer who would generally need to sit in front of a computer to process and edit thousands of RAW photos. However, Lightroom on my 12.9" iPad Pro has been a revelation! Now, I just load all of my RAW photos into my iMac and walk away with my iPad Pro where I do all of the editing, directly on screen, using the Apple Pencil when needed. Everything is processed in Adobe Creative Cloud using Adobe's powerful servers that I never have to own or maintain myself and the edits are instantly transferred to my iMac. It's pretty amazing.
I don't see Apple abandoning the Mac any time soon but it's clear where the future lies.
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Bingo. That's the brilliance of Tim Cook. Despite the declining iPad sales, iPads are still wildly popular. They're everywhere and they're the Xerox and Kleenex of tablet computers. Consumers just don't have to buy an iPad every couple of years. Enterprise on the other hand will provide a continuous and growing demand for iPads for years to come.
... Wait, that was a good unintentional pun
More demanding computing will still require powerful computers but maybe the solution there is to run the heavy processing in the cloud the way Adobe is doing with its Creative Cloud. I'm a photographer who would generally need to sit in front of a computer to process and edit thousands of RAW photos. However, Lightroom on my 12.9" iPad Pro has been a revelation! Now, I just load all of my RAW photos into my iMac and walk away with my iPad Pro where I do all of the editing, directly on screen, using the Apple Pencil when needed. Everything is processed in Adobe Creative Cloud using Adobe's powerful servers that I never have to own or maintain myself and the edits are instantly transferred to my iMac. It's pretty amazing.
I don't see Apple abandoning the Mac any time soon but it's clear where the future lies.
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Bingo. That's the brilliance of Tim Cook. Despite the declining iPad sales, iPads are still wildly popular. They're everywhere and they're the Xerox and Kleenex of tablet computers. Consumers just don't have to buy an iPad every couple of years. Enterprise on the other hand will provide a continuous and growing demand for iPads for years to come.
No matter how many big companies Apple partner with, it's now too late to change its final fate of dwindling down to low-single-digit market share, just like how its Mac line did in the 1990's.
Android has already taken near to 90% market share, more and more companies / organizations will focus their support ONLY on Android, after that most of the tiny software companies will follow suit, then the small software companies, eventually the only companies will keep good support on the iOS platform would be the handful of giant software companies.
Since 4 or 5 years ago I've been saying that it'll happen, if Apple doesn't radically change its course. Now, it's already too late, no chance to bail out.
Android has already taken near to 90% market share, more and more companies / organizations will focus their support ONLY on Android, after that most of the tiny software companies will follow suit, then the small software companies, eventually the only companies will keep good support on the iOS platform would be the handful of giant software companies.
Since 4 or 5 years ago I've been saying that it'll happen, if Apple doesn't radically change its course. Now, it's already too late, no chance to bail out.
Deloitte University. They should, I believe all new staff spends the first week in Welcome 2 Deloitte at a local office, and the second week for their service line training at DU. Gotta be careful though, you will gain weight there, I know I did... Three words, Mac n' Cheese.
Not sure where you get that from. iOS owns the enterprise. Within my firm we are almost completely iOS, and every client I have worked with is iOS. The only time I see android is when dealing with IT. Beyond that, most of these people have personal phones too, and they too are overwhelmingly iOS. Android may be winning in the lower markets, but where the money is, iOS owns it. Most internal applications we have are iOS first.
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Sure are with new iPhones and watch's and iPads, yep there taking over the world all right and later this fall there realesing the "EMP" proof computers.
Like a beautiful marriage between the Delete key and a Toilette. I'll let your imagination fill in the rest...
Deloitte University? They sent me there last summer as an intern. It's really really nice! I'm probably going back this year sometime.
It's so horrible that it has made Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list 17 times. Everything in this post is factually incorrect. The "mandatory community cleanup weekends" is actually a single day of community service a year and it's on a Friday, not a weekend. Since when does community service make a company horrible?
Sorry but I'm going to believe my friends who work at Deloitte over some random poster.