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oboyAug 2, 2011
Nice find. I love how 100% of this guys subs have been Staff Picks. Literally 100%.
javaroastAug 3, 2011
NO WAY!!!! You mean to tell me that digg is hopelessly gamed!!! I'm Shocked, shocked I tell you!
It just doesn't matter anymore. It's either gamed one way or the other and that's just the way it is. Whether it's the serial blind diggers or digg itself isn't important. Simple fact is that they have both killed digg dead.
mkautzAug 3, 2011
Except they didn't? Business is still done an Windows. Cooperate Email is still handled by Exchange or Apache. Sharepoint is still a growing CM. Jesus, even Novell is still used heavily.
When they talk about about cutsy things like end-user front-ends like the iPhone or the iPad, they aren't talking about Cooperate IT. Cooperate IT doesn't give much care.
njbignellAug 3, 2011
They haven't revolutionized IT. IT are supplier for the users devices and all they are doing is supplying them NOT supporting or developing for them.
asdafasdfafsadfafadafsasAug 3, 2011
Apple revolutionized the corporate IT? Apple revolutionized MP3 players and phones, not the corporate IT.
And FYI Michael Dell was right in 1997, until Microsoft made the bailout that saved Apple with a $150 million deal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxOp5mBY9IY
cdnphotoAug 3, 2011
I'll agree with your first half, but it wasn't the cash Apple needed in that deal with Microsoft. It was the acknowledgement that Microsoft would keep making MS Office for the Mac. At the time (end of FQ1 1997) Apple had over $1 Billion in cash and equivalent. $150 Million didn't really make a dent in that.
http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Apple_%28AAPL%29/Data/Cash_&_Equivalents/1997/Q1
jessemaronAug 2, 2011
Revolutionized... spending more for a product of with the same system specifications minus the software
darkmatter911Aug 3, 2011
Except that Apple could give a s**t about corporate IT and is not supported by 99.9% of the corporations out there. The small number that do support apple are due to some hipster in an executive position forcing apple down the throats of the organization.
adml_shakeAug 3, 2011
The number probably isn't as high as you are making it out. A lot of companies that have a graphics or similar department are running on macs.
TomHanks4Aug 3, 2011
true, but only a tiny, tiny fraction of companies have internal graphics departments at all, and even in companies that do, that is a tiny fraction of the company as a whole.. the other 99% of the company is on Windows desktops.
only graphics artists and/or people who've no idea what goes on in a typical corporation would think Macs have any significant presence there.
mkautzAug 3, 2011
"Graphics" most of the time means Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator which is shipped for the PC as well. The misconception that somehow Macs are magically better at Photoshop is quite silly and the great majority of companies that do "graphics" are not doing things that can only be done on a Mac, rather, they bought into a 10 year old marketing campaign.
adml_shakeAug 3, 2011
Thats true. But a majority of the people who are in the field are people who used macs back when they were better for graphics and photo editing. So it's what they are used to.
1withTHEsharkAug 3, 2011
ohhhh I have been waiting for the day to answer this question. @mkautz, you sir are wrong. @adml_shake, you are half right.
The TRUE reason why Mac is by far the dominant choice for graphics editing compared to PC's when it comes to the world of commercial printing is the following. Ever heard of "post script"? Well that my friends is the native language of printers and Mac just so happens to be quite fluent in it. Now when it comes to Windows, "post script" is how do I put this, like I am with Spanish. I can read most of it but I can't speak it for s**t. This is why most Ad Agencies and Printers use Mac, when they use a PC professional printing becomes problematic. Ask any professional printer or graphic designer. They will tell you the exact same thing. This is why Apple is the industry standard for the vast majority of the arts. Has nothing to do with UI usability although I do find Photoshop for Mac easier to use.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
mkautzAug 3, 2011
Literally every major manufacturer of printers offers PostScript drivers for Windows for any modern printers.
1withTHEsharkAug 3, 2011
yea, I know, and they're still problematic. A driver is just a language for conversion. Mac doesn't need 3rd party drivers for a reason. They're all built in. I used to work in a print shop that used only PC's. We had more problems getting PMS colors correct on the scale than I could throw a penny at.
commodusAug 3, 2011
It's not entirely true that they don't care. The majority of the Fortune 500 (and even the Global 500) is either actively testing or using iPhones and iPads. Apple has actually bent backwards to include things like remote wipe and deep Exchange support.
Making everyone get iPhones because you're a C-level exec who wants to justify his personal tech is one thing, but many of these companies have done sincere security and practicality tests. In many cases the iPhone can trump a BlackBerry simply because of the better app support and web browser.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
mkautzAug 3, 2011
Oh my sweet jesus, I would support the purchase of an iPhone long before a blackberry and I think iPhones are by in large, a waste of money.
BlackBerry is just that bad.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
dwnwrdAug 3, 2011
What about the Blackberry is "just that bad"? It's relatively secure, and it works most of the time. That's a big leg up on most of the alternatives.
mkautzAug 3, 2011
"Works most the time" is pretty generous. Want it to talk to exchange? Well, when it feels like it, and gets a chance, it'll let you know. Troubleshooting those things is a nightmare. There are so many variations on the hardware and what functions properly on what model is anyone's guess.
They are expensive, they are a nightmare to support, their contract is overpriced, the (sigh) user experience is awful, and the keyboard on them is probably the worst in the industry.
dwnwrdAug 5, 2011
I respectfully disagree. I supported Blackberries, Palm devices, Compaq (enterprise-grade) PCs, HP/Compaq laptops, and Compaq servers in an enterprise environment for several years. The BBs were the most trouble-free device in the lineup. We had no trouble interfacing with our in-house Exchange servers or the outsourced IMAP services we used.
Perhaps our biggest advantage was the fact that we had the devices pretty much locked down; only approved apps and service books were allowed. We had about 6 different BB models and several OSes running at last count.
I'll give you the cost point. The devices and their service plans were expensive, but in light of the number of T1 and T3 lines we were paying for, it wasn't much at all.
I happen to like the Blackberry keyboard. To each his own, I suppose. My fingers don't do touchscreens.
All that said, I fail to see a vastly superior alternative in a small mobile device. iPhone/iPad? You lose your cost argument, and the integration just isn't there. Android pad? Not ready for prime time... yet. Netbooks? Possibly.
1withTHEsharkAug 3, 2011
for once in this section I agree with you. RIM is absolute s**t. They have no idea what they are doing in this market anymore. I'm a very heavy Apple supporter for several significant reasons and I would gladly accept an Android phone over another BlackBerry any day of the week. Their hardware is s**t and their software is NOT even that secure. Sorry to have to correct you but there's a reason the BlackBerry IS the most hacked cell phone in the world.
@dwnwrd "works MOST of the time"??? My iPhone has never failed me. I have lots of friends who use Android and their phones have never failed them. I had a BlackBerry and thought it was the s**t until I held my friend's 3GS and converted. My cousin is an avid BlackBerry supporter, guess how many replacements he's had............over 10 in the last 5 years. I've replaced my iPhone once, for minor external hardware complications. That's it.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
dwnwrdAug 5, 2011
You give me the impression of a retail end-user of a smartphone. Forgive me if I'm wrong.
I've supported literally THOUSANDS of Blackberries over the years, and only a very few were replaced for defective hardware. Most of our returns were due to user abuse. I personally dropped my 8703e from a 3rd-story balcony onto a travertine floor, popped the battery back in, and carried on.
When I say "works most of the time", I'm referring to a mobile corporate environment where NOTHING works 100% of the time. You can have 100 brand new laptops, 100 Blackberries, 100 iPhones, and 100 Galaxy Tabs, and something is going to go wrong. The BB was simply the most reliable device we had, and that's saying a lot.
1withTHEsharkAug 5, 2011
Based on what I've read about RIM and my experience with Black Berry, I don't believe a word you just said lol. Black Berry's are the biggest piece of s**t smart phone on the market and have been for years since Apple and Google overtook the competition.
psypher1Aug 3, 2011
Apple adjacent to Corporate needs? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Sorry, Bill won that battle even to this day 2 and a half decades ago! Even if Apple is starting to finally open up to corporate needs Microsoft will always be several steps ahead of the game.
Closed AccountAug 3, 2011
they didn't.
InterestingdiggAug 3, 2011Submitter
I am loving rant and rave I am getting here..:)
romane02Aug 3, 2011
Apple working toward capitalizing on Corporate sales and more. Want more IPhones in business.
shinkouAug 3, 2011
Revolutionized corporate IT? They do have a chance and I'd love to see, but it just hasn't happened yet.
aserer511Aug 2, 2011
everything should just be a html5 webapp so it'll run on iPhones, desktops, android devices and the like. agnosticism is never a bad thing
njbignellAug 3, 2011
Spot on, that's the way it's headed. My basic theory is that everything will become hardware\vendor independent then Mac\Windows will fail as they will be charging high prices and not be able to offer advantage to running a fully blown OS.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
lostinrandomworAug 2, 2011
Interesting :)