IT Panel Says Boot Camp Won't Sway Purchasing

silicon.com conducted a survey of IT managers and found that most aren't interested in bringing Boot Camp-enabled Macs into their organizations. The survey was conducted with silicon.com's 12-man CIO Jury IT user panel, and they were asked if the ability to run Windows XP on a Mac was more likely to make them try out or switch to Apple hardware in their company.

Nick Clark, director of IT services at Tower Hamlets College, said "It sounds like a total support nightmare," commenting on the fact that Apple will not be offering any Windows support for its hardware.

Other IT bosses on the jury felt that they could get comparable hardware from other companies for much lower prices, and that Apple needed to lower pricing to be more competitive before they would purchase any Macs.

LDV Vans IT director, Christopher Linfoot, feels that Apple's decision to release software that lets Windows run on the Mac is aimed at "computer hobbyists" rather than business users. He commented "It is possible to buy Windows PCs far more cheaply than equivalent Macs so why would any business buy Mac hardware just to have the option of running an operating system they don't need?"

Of course, a survey that involves only 12 people shouldn't be considered as a fair representation of all IT managers, but it does show that Apple still has work to do to convince corporate buyers that its hardware deserves a place on the office desktop.

My Take

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I hope the majority of the corporate IT world chokes and dies from its own incompetence an ignorance. That'll make it all the easier for open-minded, tech-savvy, willing IT workers like myself to be retained by good companies with a SMART corporate IT policy. The quotes from the "CIO Jury" are laughably ridiculous...

"It sounds like a total support nightmare,"... (As opposed to what...? The dreamy, trouble-free, inexpensive world that is Windows...?)

"...felt that they could get comparable hardware from other companies for much lower prices, and that Apple needed to lower pricing to be more competitive before they would purchase any Macs."... (Sure you can get cheaper hardware. Do these idiots not factor in the cost of owning PC's that run Windows?!? How much does it cost per unit to have your IT staff constantly DEAL with Windows? Don't you think your cost savings on the hardware VANISH rather quickly because of that alone...?)

"It is possible to buy Windows PCs far more cheaply than equivalent Macs so why would any business buy Mac hardware just to have the option of running an operating system they don't need?" (Um... see the comment above. It applies here too. Also, you DO need it, perhaps you simply don't REALIZE IT YET! Which in retrospect should point out to your employers, especially in light of far superior operating environments for their employees, that you have no idea what you're talking about, and that you should not be employed in your chosen field...)

So you see, dear reader, the drones and mentally deficient slackers that operate, control, or work in corporate IT completely DESERVE the ongoing pain and suffering they receive from CHOOSING to use the Windows environment. Do NOT feel sorry for them. They've brought it upon themselves, and are too STUPID, or too UNWILLING, to find a way out of the hole they've dug for themselves...

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