For Homeslice: Mac people and PC people

[Flexin]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Because, when you get to a certain level, status is more important than function. Many of the higher-ups where I work have tablet PCs, Macs, etc. They use them on a daily basis, but they could very easily be replaced by more run-of-the-mill PCs.

My brother is in law school and almost everyone there uses a Mac from what he says. He made it almost 2 full years of law school with a Netbook.

James

[Avatard]

You can make do with a lump of coal, and some papyrus too.

[Trip]

I like my Mac, still hate Steve Jobs.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Avatard

You can make do with a lump of coal, and some papyrus too.

Sure, except that pretty much all of the legal reference software that I've seen has been for PC.

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by Trip

I like my Mac, still hate Steve Jobs.

I'd kick him square in the fucking nuts myself.

[Avatard]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Sure, except that pretty much all of the legal reference software that I've seen has been for PC.

Business, legal, and accounting is almost entirely PC.

Low end medical is Windows (or something obtuse, like PICK), and high end is Mac.

[Trip]

parallels/boot camp makes operating systems meaningless.

[anthonyk]

Originally Posted by Flexin

Are you saying you can't be a serious business person unless you are in advertising? They would be in the 5% that need them for business. Part of that 5% would include Apple who needs the product to sell.

James

Well, to be fair, I don't remember your earlier question being, "Why would a serious business person, who isn't in the 5% of businesses that need a mac, need a mac?"

I think the answer to that question is, "They don't."

And really, I'd bet at least half the people who work at Apple don't need a mac.

[Flexin]

Originally Posted by anthonyk

Well, to be fair, I don't remember your earlier question being, "Why would a serious business person, who isn't in the 5% of businesses that need a mac, need a mac?"

I think the answer to that question is, "They don't."

And really, I'd bet at least half the people who work at Apple don't need a mac.

That was my point.

I said Apple needs it because that is part of there product line but as far as running the business goes they could use a PC to run the business and still make the same amount of money.

James

[Homeslice]

What I was saying was, if you're in the advertising business (i.e. an agency) it's a very Mac-intensive industry. The majority of the people you hire are going to be Mac experts, and the majority of outside vendors (printers, graphic arts, video people) you work with and share files with will be Mac users to. Under those circumstances, what would be the point of switching to PCs?