RE: [WinMac] Studies on cost of Macs/PCs in offices???

Darron Spohn(dspohn[at]clicknet.com)
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:02:05 -0700

Pierce, Ian 9/16/98 12:40 PM said

>So, decent mac techs are hard to find. Plus, with no MCSE-style
>certification system, you have to rely on asking the right questions of
>candidates for the job to make sure they know what they are doing.

There is no such certification system because there is no need for one.

>why would anyone but a real mac lover bother mastering that one-button mouse
>and sad attempt at multitasking?
>
Because you don't have to pay someone $60k-$70k per year to keep a
60-computer network functioning. You don't have to retrain end users
every time you upgrade software. You don't have to tolerate shoddy and
inconsistent interfaces among applications. You don't have to spend two
days downloading drivers to make your new modem work with the network
card that came with your computer.

How many more examples would you like?

Macs cost less to own and operate than WinTels. That's why people keep
buying them. Network admins keep recommending PCs so they'll stay
employed. Networks admins' refusing to support Macs is tantamount to
insubordination, or the tail wagging the dog at the very least. Admins
get paid to support networks, not dictate choices to the people who have
to use the systems 40 hours or more per week.

The bottom line, at least in my department, is that we can get more work
done and get our publications printed at far less expense than if we used
Windows. Any network admin that tries to tell me to switch back to
Windows will have a fight on his hands, and I'll have the chief financial
officer on my side.

Darron Spohn
Publications Manager
PinPoint Software
http://www.clicknet.com

"The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogren and
stupidity."
Harlan Ellison

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