I mean, I still hear people on the daily tell me "Finder is better than Explorer" and other nonsense, but in that case they really don't mean "objectively better", but "subjectively more pleasing to the individual", which nobody can argue with (each to their own). What an OS does in the background is such a moot point for business today. For most, it means logging on to a computer, opening the 3-4 applications they need, and working in them all day. Pick any business you like in 2017, and watch what "workflow" means to the average employee. When I hear people tell me that "OS A is better than OS B because workflow", I have to scoff.
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As far as software goes, there's nothing exclusive to Mac that we need any more that can't be handled by either Windows or Linux (even when it comes to interacting with other non-Mac Apple hardware).Ĭlick to expand.Without trying to derail the thread, I've used a lot of computers (and much more than just boring old x86) for a lot more "operational hours" than most.
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And considering the off-the-shelf price for a fully specced Mac Pro to begin with, that modularity means I can buy 2 (almost 3) highly specced HP workstations for the same dollar cost, which outperform the trashcan on day one *and* can be easily upgraded later to boost them some more. This is pretty much what we're forced to do on a frequent basis. Technically speaking, the current trashcan Mac Pro is "modular" in that you can buy a $1000 Thunderbolt-to-PCIE converter and plug a few cards in that way. They speak of "molecularity", but that could mean anything. All the same, the interviews with Apple executive management back on page one seem to indicate they do very much care (or at least are pretending to), so I guess we'll see what these new systems offer.
Considering the lion's share of their profits comes from everything non-Mac these days. That all assumes Apple cares about computer sales, of course. With that in mind, their "put Apple first, and the customer second" mindset will lose them sales. But my simple counter is that I'd rather not buy Apple products at all than buy a product of theirs that can't be upgraded. The flippant response is that Apple would rather I buy a whole new computer, and they're in it for the profits not for my convenience. If I can't buy a new video card, new hard disk or new RAM and remove old bottlenecks a year after release, I won't buy the product. Modern computers are all about chasing bottlenecks. Good enough for spreadsheet jockeys, but rubbish for the sort of work we do at scale.Īnd as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, Apple's worrying trend towards soldered-on parts is not a business model I want to be a part of. Click to expand.Folks keep recommending we buy iMacs, but as you mentioned they're still just "laptop parts in a desktop form factor".
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