05-14-2008, 12:31 PM
I wasn't trying to convince you, but there is a large paradigm shift happening in technology right now that's moving towards usability and Apple is leading the way. It's not specifically targeted at any one field. It's more that we now have a better understanding of what usability means in general. In computing during the 90s, we thought it was options. Now we think it's "less is more." Even Windows is trying to move in that direction by obscuring less commonly used features.
The old Mac argument that designers are the only ones interested doesn't hold water anymore. The ease of use factor stretches far beyond bleeding edge techies, and technologists in general. My dad's company just moved to all Macs in the office so they don't have to worry about paying a contracted sysadmin. iPhones are about to surpass Blackberries as the corporate phone of choice. Obviously, price is a factor there and we'll see if that last one comes true with, but still... The change is slow, but the good money ain't on MS.
The old Mac argument that designers are the only ones interested doesn't hold water anymore. The ease of use factor stretches far beyond bleeding edge techies, and technologists in general. My dad's company just moved to all Macs in the office so they don't have to worry about paying a contracted sysadmin. iPhones are about to surpass Blackberries as the corporate phone of choice. Obviously, price is a factor there and we'll see if that last one comes true with, but still... The change is slow, but the good money ain't on MS.
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