I suspect that cost is a red herring. Lots of firm...
Anonymous

Seems to me that a lot less tech support staff wou...
Anonymous

If you're going to switch to a UNIX-based system a...
A. Lloyd Flanagan

Their lame arguments about replacing PCs with Macs...
Jeff Barbose

The interesting enterprise computing battle isn't ...
Anonymous

Apple computerss are toys
Jefe Balzerdanglin

In my opinion as a business owner, these CIOs are ...
David Gillam

Costs are often cited in these discussions and the...
B. Scott Andersen

Why can't they use the power of volume purchase. M...
Mansoor Nooruddin

CIOs are unlikely to adopt Macs for the same reaso...
McDave

No to apples not only because of the price: yes t...
Anonymous

A company I worked for in the 90s was Mac only. Th...
Andy D

The idea that a full-scale switch is even possible...
Realist

I believe he is quite incorrect when he says "and ...
Matthew Boehm

Most privately owned computers are not even allowe...
Anonymous

I think this article misses the mark. To give an ...
Bill Davenport

I have a simpler explanation. CIOs have a sunk in...
Mike Pearson

I'd love to switch to Apple, but the competition h...
kkraz

you should learn to spell organizations if your go...
Anonymous

Glad my work hasn't forced me to learn a Mac yet. ...
Anonymous

You should learn that outside the us words are spe...
Ben Harris

There are two large problems with adopting Mac's i...
Anonymous

This article is simply not true -- at least in Eur...
Foo Bar

Good points, but a couple of issues in actual usag...
Anonymous

I work in IT at a real IT shop: *nix as far as the...
Bruce

Funny how the CIOs underestimate human intelligenc...
Anonymous

Hardware is only part of the equation. Software ...
Jake Whiggling

fanboys.
Dave

Seems typically short-sighted: "...but probably mo...
Anonymous

LOL, are you serious? The cost is HUGE. You have t...
mrgjr

It's not just the end users OS you have to look at...
Anonymous

This seems perfect for any company. Want a mac, pa...
Mark

How about companies not wanting to be tied to a si...
smacdonald

While it seems that most people commenting on here...
D Shue

I switched after 15 years of bad experience with W...
Citizen.Anon

I love my mac it has changed the way I work, but I...
Galvin Green

kicker... before making petty and smart-arsed (...
Red Right

One month ago I gave my 76 year old Mother-in-Law ...
Anonymous

I have to laugh at this. Replace the word "Macs" i...
Mike

The issue is not the direct cost, it is the abilit...
Anonymous

I hope that enterprises considering moving to OS X...
Larson

The organization I work for gets a mass influx of ...
YourITguy

Apple will never make it into the enterprise world...
Anonymous

Even the laptop users are a mixed group, as some l...
Anonymous

Agreed! Apple is not looking at the desktop as a f...
Anonymous

No, I do believe that Macs are more expensive than...
Anonymous

It's always about the applications. Make the deci...
Anonymous

It would be wise of CIOs to go for a mix of Window...
Anonymous

Why do we even own the desktop? With most (all?) a...
Peter Evans-Greenwood

No, I do believe that Macs are more expensive than...
Anonymous

Many users are asking for macs (and iPhones). The ...
NtroP

We use macs in my department, and while they're a ...
Karl

Hardware cost is about 5% of total cost. That arg...
Yves De Billoëz

I've been following this thread and I still haven'...
mrgjr

A few people have spotted the real issues. I ha...
Anonymous

lots of handwaving arguments on both sides here ...
karen challinor

"Prohibitive up front costs" - RUBBISH. The number...
Anonymous

Macs force people to change their mentality from r...
Renzo Miletich

"The power of Apple's 64-bit processing is very at...
Anonymous

The real reason is they are not trained in Apple n...
Anonymous

Yes cost is a factor, but Apple's server leaves a ...
Stephen Vermillion

I've worked in all mac environments and hybrid env...
Anonymous

To the poster who queried the spelling of organisa...
Alister

I think you guys are just very bad people. It's g...
Benny Placido

I don't think Macs are near being an enterprise co...
kuyachan

CIOs are unlikely to adopt Macs for the same reaso...
McDave

Basically, the answer seems to be: "No, we're too ...
Code Monkey

Its just a shame this debate has to take place at ...
Anonymous