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[–]dcux -3 points-2 points ago


Troll much? Nearly everything you said is completely false or a matter of opinion. I guess I'll bite. And I'm not a Mac fanboy.

Subpar? there are plenty of comparisons out there that show that for the price, it's comparable to a similarly equipped PC laptop. Not to mention they're solid as hell and will last a long time. This MacBook (company-supplied) has been rocking for three solid years with regular travel and is still powerful and capable enough to do everything I need.

There is a stack of dead laptops a dozen deep at my office.
Not a single Mac in the stack.

The Macs can run Windows. And MacOS. Everything on Windows can be done on a Mac. You can buy a cheaper PC laptop.

PCs retain the market because Windows has dominated for years and has a major foothold in enterprise and corporate computing. And IT doesn't know what to do with Macs.

Macs do sell some because they're "trendy." There is definitely that. But people love them because they're more accessible for your average user, and work seamlessly with their devices and for what they want a computer to do.

Apple's also keeping the PC market afloat with sales rising, and they're around 12% of the market now.

Regardless... this post is about Georgetown's stupid system. How can you not account for Mac users? How can you exclusively cater to IE (probably IE6) in this day and age?

[–]loafulaWheaton-Glenmont 1 point2 points ago


As someone who works in government IT, I can say it is not that we don't know what to do with Macs. Macs can't do what we need them to do. Yes you can install Windows, but it is just not cost effective. Why pay more for a computer and then have to purchase a Windows license on top of that? Most corporate and all government networks are AD, and you just can't administer and control Mac OS on AD like you can Windows.

iPads are good for portability, but again they are a nightmare for support. If you want effective control over them, you need to install something like McAfee EMM or similar enterprise management software. In order to do that, you need an Apple store account and iTunes. That's another set of credentials to remember. On top of that, all enterprise management software needs to authenticate with AD, which requires entering credentials and downloading certificates. The iPad stores them, so any time an end user changes their domain password, they need to go in and change it in the iPad. Otherwise, their account gets locked out repeatedly. End users are idiots, so they don't understand how to do this. In a department of government with about 10,000 iPads, this creates a support nightmare for IT staff.

I think the reason iPads are popular right now is that there is a lack of an alternative. I also think that this is going to change quickly with Windows 8 tablets on the scene. Say what you will about Win 8, but it is AD ready.

But yeah, a university not having a Safari compatible webpage is retarded.

[–]swested 0 points1 point ago


For the love of god...don't feed the troll.

[–]dcux -1 points0 points ago


I was bored.