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    IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    Latest figures show that Apple's Mac enterprise share is at a 20 year high.
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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    lol sure ok then "experts"

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    So the malware scene for macs has always been lesser than Windows. Arguably due to the sheer volume of Windows users outweighing the market; It makes financial sense to create malware that will exploit the majority.

    If these "Experts" are right.... We will truly, finally get to see just how good macs are as the balance is changed

    I hope they crumble. I dislike how a tech company can overcharge so hard, and poor mugs buy into it. It's all about the design though right? £500 additional for design.....I digress.

    Maybe they can spend all that cash on some anti malware R&D. Who knows. Rant over.

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    Useless graph. Not many people had proper PC's by 1995 anyway. If you looked at a similar graph of PC units sold over the same period it would be a 100x steeper curve.

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    Well this doesn't tally with the company who I work for, we have a mixture of PCs and Macs. The Macs are generally for the sales guys, so they can show off at their meetings with customers. However I know of at least 1 tech that uses a Mac.

    Due to the problems of supporting 2 different platforms and some interesting Mac quirks, the decision has been made to go 100% PC when the machines are being replaced.

    Of course I've been on a PC since I started.

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    I actually use both these days. Like what seems 90% of Hexus readers I used to be totally Anti-Mac but over the last few years I stopped fighting for the sake of it and starting with the Phone, then the tablet and later the watch started to use their products.

    I recently also purchased a MacBook Pro for when I am out and about and for me it's all about the integration. My phone, tablet and laptop all just work together.. and that is just invaluable for me. Say what you will about Apple (and I largely agree, even now) but their stuff just works and integrates.

    Would I ever ditch my main PC rig... hell no
    Would I go back to a windows laptop with an android phone.. not for all the tea in china

    Bottom line, Apple have invented the Pencil for the 21st Century... you know it is used for writing on paper and you know that it will always write on said paper..

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    A 20 year high? In the era of BYOD? Who'd have thought it!?!?
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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    Working in education, I can confidently say that the Macs require (per machine) at least twice the support time of the PCs. The software is cheap and the hardware is well made, but the OS is very often a total pig in an enterprise (mixed) environment, disk permissions get stuffed all the time, and early releases of OS X updates tend to be unuseable.

    I do like Macs, but like hell would I replace any PCs with them. They can be extras for specific jobs, but no more. Of course, in UK education we can afford to spend 3 times the amount per machine upfront along with the increased support costs [/sarcasm].

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    MAC to replace PC's? Macs are Personal Computers.
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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    Quote Originally Posted by LtSkitzo View Post

    I hope they crumble. I dislike how a tech company can overcharge so hard, and poor mugs buy into it. It's all about the design though right? £500 additional for design.....I digress.
    I am interested to know where you can buy a Laptop with a Iris CPU, PCI-E SSD, Retina class screen premium build and 11 hours battery life for £500 - £600?
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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    no wonder APPLE is the most valuable company on earth BUT windows software is HIGHLY pirated

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    I'd like to see that metric but contrasted with how many are running bootcamp to Windows. Apple are just another manufacture of devices like Dell, Asus and so on. The OS usage metrics are more important.

    And what blue chip company in their right mind is going to cripple themselves using edirectory or (shudders) Apples own version of Active Directory, if it still exists!

    This article is is comparatively incorrect because the wrong metrics are being analysed.

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    Wait, I thought the iPad Pro was replacing EVERYTHING!

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    Quote Originally Posted by SciFi View Post
    Bottom line, Apple have invented the Pencil for the 21st Century... you know it is used for writing on paper and you know that it will always write on said paper..
    Erm, try telling that to the folks that had PowerPC based Macs - kind of puts the lie to the last bit.
    Actually I was quite happy with the rest of what you had written - basically you'd found a setup that worked well for you. But you look foolish to claim that this is the acme of computing ... it just isn't. Then again, my preferred setup also isn't the best for all, it just suits me.
    Quote Originally Posted by Platinum View Post
    I am interested to know where you can buy a Laptop with a Iris CPU, PCI-E SSD, Retina class screen premium build and 11 hours battery life for £500 - £600?
    And I'd be interested to know where you can buy a new Mac laptop for less than £600 (legitimately!), a quick trip to the PC World eComm site shows that the cheapest is the 11.6" Macbook Air and that's got a discounted price of £674. (PS "Retina" is just an Apple marketing term - how about a ppi or similar proper spec?)
    IBM research figures indicate that there is a $270 per employee yearly support cost reduction in using Macs rather than PCs.
    Yes, but what I'd like to know is how much of that is down to not having to support Windows so, for example, could you get similar savings by using your bog standard Dell's etc but replacing Windows with a decent Linux distro?
    ZDNet points out that the JAMF survey might not be considered typical for the industry, as JAMF specialises in supporting Apple hardware and software in the enterprise.
    Ah, so not exactly unbiased then - presumably this is them grubbily touting for business.

    I'm not seeing Mac's replace Windows PC's (acknowledging post #9 in this thread) but I am hearing about people moving from normal laptops to tablets, and even some low end desktops are getting similar treatments. Even heard an interesting argument that a tablet could be undocked at the end of the day and locked in a cupboard, therefore being more secure than the normal desktop (unless yours is Kensington locked to the furniture of course).

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    Quote Originally Posted by [DW]Cougho View Post
    Well this doesn't tally with the company who I work for, we have a mixture of PCs and Macs. The Macs are generally for the sales guys, so they can show off at their meetings with customers. However I know of at least 1 tech that uses a Mac.

    Due to the problems of supporting 2 different platforms and some interesting Mac quirks, the decision has been made to go 100% PC when the machines are being replaced.

    Of course I've been on a PC since I started.
    Aww bless 'em. Showing off their throttled CPUs and crappy integrated low-end AMD graphics cards (cute) May as well go to meetings in a mini-skirt, be less embarrassing

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    Re: IT pros expect Macs to replace PCs at an 'unprecedented rate'

    In a way i think predictions of more people buying Mac's in the future could well come true, that's not to say everyone is going to be running Mac's in 5-10 years time, just that when you look at the two ecosystems going forward there's not a lot of difference (IMO).

    Apple has largely had a vice like grip on their ecosystem from the start, they've always attempted to control both the hardware and software with varying degrees of success and now it seems Microsoft is following them down that same path, if i was to choose between the two ecosystems i would opt for the one with more experience.

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