Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on March 09, 2007 12:27 AM
The "MS Lock" really is a lock. Closed proprietary protocols that are either undocumented, or documented but you have to pay huge royalties and agree to massive restrictions. MS has spent a LOT of time and effort making Windows Very Very difficult to integrate with alternative technologies. This isn't really horrible, but if you go the MS route you just have to be prepared to be a 100% MS shop, and do everything the MS way. If that's not what you want, then you need to find alternatives, of which there are many to choose from at all different price points and levels of support.
I like Mac's too and have several at home to complement my Linux boxes, but Mac's fail in the enterprise on a number of levels, the most important is that they do not offer business class support for their hardware and software. In business, I have need for 24x7 4hr response time onsite support. I can't get that from Apple at any price.
At my daughters school, I'm on the technology committee, and we found that Mac's are not affordable at all - even with educational discounts (a whole $20 off a Mac Mini. Yeehaw. I can buy it in a non-apple store for less.)
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Re:Microsoft's attitude--that's what did it
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on March 09, 2007 12:27 AMI like Mac's too and have several at home to complement my Linux boxes, but Mac's fail in the enterprise on a number of levels, the most important is that they do not offer business class support for their hardware and software. In business, I have need for 24x7 4hr response time onsite support. I can't get that from Apple at any price.
At my daughters school, I'm on the technology committee, and we found that Mac's are not affordable at all - even with educational discounts (a whole $20 off a Mac Mini. Yeehaw. I can buy it in a non-apple store for less.)
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