May 18, 2004
Why not Apple?

OS News has an interesting piece on why, with all the Sassers and Netsky's and other Windows security issues more companies don't just go with Apple:

This isn't the first time that those widely-publicized Windows security issues have bitten this company. When you think of both man-hours trying to fix the problem, and the combined loss of productivity in a company this size, the cost must be amazing. So the question must be asked: how can this company -- indeed, any large corporation -- rationally choose to support a Windows infrastructure?

The answer is complicated, and has as much to do with inertia, ignorance and comfort level as it does with dollars and cents.

Among the reasons cited: Enterprise IT hates surprises, Apple doesn't have a dedicated enterprise IT sales force, enterprise IT wants solutions not 'stuff.'

Posted by dcoates at May 18, 2004 02:59 PM