3/17/2023 0 Comments Mac blockblock review![]() ![]() Interesting enough I'm seeing a big penetration of Macs into the Java developer market. Apple really doesn't provide that at the corporate level to any real extent. Some percentage may do that on a Mac, but the odds of significant conversion are low and the odds of Android or open source taking over pretty much non-existant for the same reason.Ĭorporations expect a support infrastructure to be in place for anything the implement. Mac market penetration has grown significantly in the last few years, but frankly if what you're doing is creating spreadsheets and word documents and reading outlook email there's not much point is using anything but a Wintel PC. The Microsoft infrastructure is pretty heavily embedded in corporations (AD as previously noted, as well as Outlook). You'll see some small and medium businesses, but not too many huge ones. And that's why you'll see very few enterprises with a serious Mac investment, even when the IT managers may be carrying MacBook Pros for themselves. So, that's not an exhaustive list, but it's a few of the biggest reasons. But in that time, applications have settled on Windows, businesses have invested in Windows, and an entire industry has grown up of IT managers who specialize in supporting Windows server. Frankly, many of those things I laid about above are less true than they were 5-10 years ago (with the exceptions of server roadmap transparency). On desktops, boxy, ugly PC towers are much easier and cheaper to service than iMacs.Ĥ) Momentum. ![]() Doubt it, but either way, it'll take years. It'll be interesting to see if Thunderbolt can fulfill it's promise and do away with the need for docking stations. Thus, their laptops work for some, not for all. On the laptop front, Apple doesn't provide docking stations, extended batteries, etc. Apple's all about secrecy, which is horrible for enterprise IT. If they don't know it'll be there in 3 years, it's not a wise investment. Enterprise IT managers need to have a transparent roadmap of what a company will offer for the next several years. And now, Apple doesn't even make any true hardware servers anymore, which is a big business concern. You want to virtualize 8 servers in a mixed environment? Can't do it easily on Mac. You want to build a blade cluster? Can't do it on Mac. On the server side, Mac hardware has always been limited, and is now even more so. Anyone who has worked in an environment with Windows Office 2007/2010 and Mac Office 2008/2011 can tell you that files made in one often don't display correctly in the other.Ģ) Hardware. Also, even among programs that function on both, such as Office, there are differences. Some sites/programs require IE, and won't function properly on Safari. Many smaller, niche programs are Windows only. There are many big enterprise apps that only run on Windows, specifically medical, accounting and inventorying database programs. ![]() From this standpoint, it becomes a pain to support.Ģ) App compatibility. On the client side, Mac integration with AD is not very seamless at all. Yes, you can piece together all the same features on a Mac server or linux, but it's a pain, not seamless, and it's harder to find people trained to use it. On the server side, nothing else compares. This is the 500 lb gorilla for identity and resource management in corporations. Here's a non-exhaustive list of reasons.ġ) Microsoft Active Directory. It's obvious that no one responding works in IT. ![]()
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