nl|nighthawk Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) has made it a priority to lure small businesses to the Mac OS platform, reasoning that those businesses will be willing to abandon Windows in favor of a network that is easier to maintain without tremendous IT resources. Granted, adopting an Apple solution is more costly initially, Al Gillen, director of infrastructure software research at IDC, told the E-Commerce Times. "Apple typically charges a premium because they feel customers are getting better technology," he noted. But in the long run, higher up-front costs may be offset by lower network maintenance costs, particularly for a small business. After all, Apple is known for producing systems that require very little support and that are intuitive enough for even novice users to maintain. Read the entire story Source: Windows XP Stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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