[Ti] Market Share: 2.3% -- That's NOT good press

[Ron Woodland]

I spend a significant amount of time each week sending pro-Mac e-mail 
around the campus where I teach; evangelizing the advantages of Mac's 
lower TOC (Total Cost of Ownership) plus better performance and 
security.  Last semester, we were hit hard with a Windows virus that 
took down a main server and infected many desktop machines.  I wrote a 
stirring e-mail advocating that we throw Microsoft products off our 
campus and adopt an all-Unix policy, including use of open source 
software whenever possible.  That got a big response, not much of it 
positive.

Does anyone actually understand MS's educational licensing?  The college 
is paying a fortune for campus-wide Microsoft licensing, yet not a cent 
goes for Macintosh versions of MS products, like Office.  The same for 
operating systems.  Windows XP all around, while I have to spend my own 
program's budget to upgrade MacOS versions.  I have to my own Office X 
while everyone else on campus who uses a Wintel box has Office XP 
installed automatically.

You're right, this is discrimination and prejudice in the worst form. 
Highly educated people ought to be able to see a better way, right.  We 
need some affirmative action for Macintosh technology.

Ron Woodland


Michael Bigley wrote:

>> I must be living on a different planet...All I see is *formerly* all Mac
>> Departments switching to PCs. In my former university - I had to *insist*
>> on a Mac...and got a 7100 leftover...
>>
>> Now - I've not even been asked...there's a Dell with a "pentium 4" on my
>> desk...
> 
> 
> Sorry to hear about your personal experience Henry. You are not on a 
> different planet, but your obviously working at a place with a 
> prejudiced IT department. Anyone using 7100-era technology to evaluate 
> the Mac platform is not reasonable or rational.  Just like racial or 
> religious prejudice, one cannot use logic, reason or even fact to sway 
> opinions of those who are prejudiced against the Mac.
> 
> The fact is that your personal experience doesn't match most of the 
> world.  Even the major stock analysts are saying Apple stock is a great 
> buy and undervalued.  I would suggest subscribing to Versiontracker's 
> daily email of OSX software updates and releases. It has been really 
> pleasant to watch this list grow exponentially over the last couple of 
> years, and it may help to offset some of those negative vibes you are 
> getting from your work environment. ;-)


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Ronald Woodland -- St. George, Utah  84770
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