Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Can Macs beat PCs in the corporate world?

According to the article, Apple computers are making big gains with business customers, helped by a “halo effect” from the tech leader’s ubiquitous iPhones and iPads. Some people say that Apple going to be a winner in the corporate market also. However, in my opinion, it is almost impossible that for Macs to bit PCs in the corporate market in a few years. There are two brief reasons that won't don’t allow Macs to defeat PCs in the corporate field.

The first reason is that most companies have already constructed their work system with PCs. Building a new system needs much  requires a large amount of time and money. Basically, Macs are more expensive than PCs when their performance is the same as that of PCs. Moreover, not only the hardware but also the software should be changed because many programs are only compatible with PCs. Even worse, it will take the users also need their time to be become accustomed to the new system. Most companyies will not change their system because there are too many things benefits to give up to use when using Macs instead of PCs.

 Another reason is that Macs’ operating system, OSX, has not been verified enough in their securities in the corporate field, whereas PCs’ operating system, Windows, has been confirmed for over twenty years. I’m not saying Windows is safer than OSX. Rather, the opposite could be true. But security is the one of the most important factors in the corporate world. They can could lose everything because of security problem. How many CEOs would change their “Not perfect but verified” system to “Looks great but not verified” system?   

It is an undeniable fact that iPhones and iPads are very attractive, successful devices. Maybe Macs could be better with than their siblings competition. However, they have two major week a points to overcome, which I mentioned above, to be successful in the corporate market. Even though iPhones and iPads are bolstering Macs sales, opportunity cost of using Macs in corporate world is too much great to be ignored.

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