Well, I just got my hands on a Sony Vaio VGN-TZ31VN, straight from one of the top execs of a company I come to, every now and then. He asked me to get it up and running for him. The list of tasks he gave me is pretty short:
Install Office 2007, Adobe Acrobat Pro 8, add the PC to the domain and install Microsoft Project 2007.
It has now been 2h15m since I’ve been working on this machine, and guess what I’m doing? That’s right, I’m still uninstalling the crappy pre-installed software… after 2 HOURS!
Got rid of the typical Norton product, the Office 2007 trials, and SQL Server, even Google Desktop, Google Toolbars, and lots of other small tiny crapware.
It’s so sad to know that there is something much better out there and yet, people and big companies still rely on MS Windows and their buggy OS to base and trust their professional lives on.
I’ve been and IT guy for quite some time, and I am even a MS Certified Systems Engineer and Admin (MCSE, MCSA) and each new day, I dislike Microsoft more and more.
Lets face it. I work in IT and I have a Mac . There’s only one, out of all the companies I work for, that actually owns a couple of Macs, and guess what. They never needed any tech support, more than creating a couple of aliases on the desktop
If the whole world used Macs, what would happen to the IT business?
My guess would be:
- Helpdesk IT centers would cut off 60% to 70% of their spending.
- User satisfaction would increase exponentially. Users would now be able to use their computers in the way computers were designed to do. Make our lives easier and improve our productivity.
- Users would gladly pay for software. Lets face it: people hate to pay for software because most of the times it’s buggy and eternal beta software. Why would anyone want to pay 500 euros for a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate? To get their PC’s filled with spyware, viruses and need a 200 euro upgrade so that their PC can run Windows, and even after that they’d have to consider reinstalling every 6 months in order to keep their computer in nice shape?
Just check the comparison below…
Do yourself a favor and check out an Apple Store or authorized reseller and travel to the future without the need for a Time Machine. Oh wait… you’ll get a Time Machine with Mac OSX!
PS: I’m just a MCSE and MCSA who fell in love with Apple and their Think Different and Just Works philosophy. Would love to work for Apple and leave everything Microsoft related behind!
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