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Originally Posted by fanforever1986
The students of today are the business people of tomorrow, and if they're already using mac...theres a good chance that they'll continue the trend when they migrate into the workforce.
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It depends. Unless Mac can come up with some kind of Network compatiable system, that will run all of the programs that Unix and Windows based servers operate on, and cooperate with the programs that, right now, only work on a PC... it will be a long, long time before Apple is ever migrated into the work space, outside of personal laptops and things like that.
I know, speaking from experience as an IT guy, that I had to install Windows XP on my boss' laptop so that he could just run Citrix alone... and let me tell you. Windows XP does not run well on a Mac - at all. Slower than all hell, and frustratingly hard to even figure out.
By Mac targetting university students who will eventually find work space in an office, it's really only creating more problems for that said individual... because they're going to have to relearn how to use a PC. By then, I'm sure MS will have upgraded their OS, once again. (Hopefully one not nearly as system dependent as Vista.)
They (Mac) may or may not be better made systems. Just as a Lexus car is a better designed automobile than a Ford F-150 or a Dodge Ram 4x4. I sure as hell would not try to tow a Yacht with a Lexus because it's a better designed car, though. Nor would I dare try to take it through a muddy field in order to get to an oil rig. Give me a pick up, any day.
If I was a celebrity or did a lot of inter city travelling, though. You betcha I would use the Lexus. Same goes for PC's and Mac's.
Different strokes for different folks.
They should really only be focusing on iPods and graphics design stuff, if you ask me.