Comments on: Tight lips lose Apple business http://top-frog.com/2006/12/15/tight_lips_lose_apple_business/ Polluting the internet since 2004 Sat, 12 May 2012 18:32:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joey Brooks http://top-frog.com/2006/12/15/tight_lips_lose_apple_business/comment-page-1/#comment-903 Joey Brooks Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://top-frog.com/?p=201#comment-903 Agreed, dumb move there. They should learn to really loosen up sometimes. Protecting their secrets is one thing, but that's just sad. But it's their loss (and your gain, apparently :P ). Agreed, dumb move there. They should learn to really loosen up sometimes. Protecting their secrets is one thing, but that’s just sad. But it’s their loss (and your gain, apparently :P ).

]]> By: reepicheep http://top-frog.com/2006/12/15/tight_lips_lose_apple_business/comment-page-1/#comment-904 reepicheep Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://top-frog.com/?p=201#comment-904 I think <a href="http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/">parallels</a> runs vista. Granted a group license on top of a cost for 18 laptops would probably suck. I think parallels runs vista. Granted a group license on top of a cost for 18 laptops would probably suck.

]]> By: Shawn Parker http://top-frog.com/2006/12/15/tight_lips_lose_apple_business/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Shawn Parker Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://top-frog.com/?p=201#comment-905 You must have missed the MCGP part... we don't pay for anything Microsoft. You must have missed the MCGP part… we don’t pay for anything Microsoft.

]]> By: reepicheep http://top-frog.com/2006/12/15/tight_lips_lose_apple_business/comment-page-1/#comment-906 reepicheep Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://top-frog.com/?p=201#comment-906 I meant the licenses for parallels desktop for mac. It already has vista drivers and support that allow you to run it ontop of mactels. I meant the licenses for parallels desktop for mac. It already has vista drivers and support that allow you to run it ontop of mactels.

]]> By: Shawn Parker http://top-frog.com/2006/12/15/tight_lips_lose_apple_business/comment-page-1/#comment-907 Shawn Parker Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://top-frog.com/?p=201#comment-907 We've also got VMWare at our disponsal... though Parallels is clearly in the lead for virtualization on the Mac Desktop I think that it would have been "taken care of". Our company has a 'use what you sell' mentality.</p> <p></p> <p>On top of that - direct hardware support is more important than virtualization. The Triple-Boot scenario was gonna be a standard config in the office. Virtualization, though nice, is still not a primary use scenario.</p> <p></p> <p>Getting the configurations they want has lead them to Lenovo, which, get this, is $1,300 more a laptop - and it doesn't triple boot! The was a case where the Mac was actually cheaper. I can't remember if I've ever heard a Mac being that much cheaper than a competitor. We’ve also got VMWare at our disponsal… though Parallels is clearly in the lead for virtualization on the Mac Desktop I think that it would have been "taken care of". Our company has a ‘use what you sell’ mentality.

On top of that – direct hardware support is more important than virtualization. The Triple-Boot scenario was gonna be a standard config in the office. Virtualization, though nice, is still not a primary use scenario.

Getting the configurations they want has lead them to Lenovo, which, get this, is $1,300 more a laptop – and it doesn’t triple boot! The was a case where the Mac was actually cheaper. I can’t remember if I’ve ever heard a Mac being that much cheaper than a competitor.

]]> By: reepicheep http://top-frog.com/2006/12/15/tight_lips_lose_apple_business/comment-page-1/#comment-908 reepicheep Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://top-frog.com/?p=201#comment-908 Ah, I see. Well sometimes the situation determines the need. For most, virtulization would be a welcome addition, and built in support on the intel chips makes it blazingly fast. However, sometimes consistency and a good administration policy trumps frills. Oh well, I do hope apple will clean up their act. Best of luck and sorry you guys don't get to play with some eye candy. Ah, I see. Well sometimes the situation determines the need. For most, virtulization would be a welcome addition, and built in support on the intel chips makes it blazingly fast. However, sometimes consistency and a good administration policy trumps frills. Oh well, I do hope apple will clean up their act. Best of luck and sorry you guys don’t get to play with some eye candy.

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