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Lots of businesses build their own software. Do you think it's easier to deploy private software onto an iPad or a Windows machine?

criddell 11y ago
Probably the same. Apple[1] has done a lot of work on this the last few years and IBM[2] is making huge bets on iOS. [1] http://www.apple.com/ipad/business/it/management.html http://www.apple.com/ipad/business/it/management.html [2] http://www.ibm.com/mobilefirst/us/en/mobilefirst-for-ios/ http://www.ibm.com/mobilefirst/us/en/mobilefirst-for-ios/
- WorldWideWayne 11y ago
  Ok. Easier to build for? In a business environment that's running all Windows servers and workstations? I don't know any small or medium sized businesses that employ iOS devs in-house... You need Macs to build iOS software. Meanwhile, you can find Visual Studio already being employed in most business IT shops to build custom desktop and web software. I can't remember the last time I saw a job ad for an iOS developer that wasn't for a one-off gig or a mobile apps shop (or a marketing agency).
  - photosinensis 11y ago
    I've found that most servers in business environments are Linux-based, not Windows-based. It's significantly cheaper to spin up CentOS licenses for cost centers.
    - WorldWideWayne 11y ago
      Shipments of Windows servers has been dominating for years - http://www.computerworld.com/article/2469469/network-software/windows-widens-lead-over-linux-in-the-server-market.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/2469469/network-softwar...
      - dublinben 11y ago
        Those statistics are old and useless. How many linux servers are "sold" before use?
        WorldWideWayne 11y ago
        They're better than bullshit anecdotes.
  - comex 11y ago
    iPad also has the advantage of being sexy these days even to more old fashioned types. See the push to use them in 1:1 programs in high schools, even though the amount of writing/typing involved in most high school classes would seem to recommend something with a good keyboard...
  - dzhiurgis 11y ago
    Business environment is not Windows servers and workstations anymore. It's web apps, services and APIs. If it all Windows & MS stack, you better be worried.
knd775 11y ago
On a large scale, an iPad. Enterprise certs make this easy.
riskable 11y ago
If you're building your own software why pick one or the other when you can just build a web app and call it a day? When you're building a new app from scratch for your company why on earth would you go native unless you absolutely had to?

criddell 11y ago

Probably the same. Apple[1] has done a lot of work on this the last few years and IBM[2] is making huge bets on iOS. [1] http://www.apple.com/ipad/business/it/management.html http://www.apple.com/ipad/business/it/management.html [2] http://www.ibm.com/mobilefirst/us/en/mobilefirst-for-ios/ http://www.ibm.com/mobilefirst/us/en/mobilefirst-for-ios/

WorldWideWayne 11y ago
Ok. Easier to build for? In a business environment that's running all Windows servers and workstations? I don't know any small or medium sized businesses that employ iOS devs in-house... You need Macs to build iOS software. Meanwhile, you can find Visual Studio already being employed in most business IT shops to build custom desktop and web software. I can't remember the last time I saw a job ad for an iOS developer that wasn't for a one-off gig or a mobile apps shop (or a marketing agency).
- photosinensis 11y ago
  I've found that most servers in business environments are Linux-based, not Windows-based. It's significantly cheaper to spin up CentOS licenses for cost centers.
  - WorldWideWayne 11y ago
    Shipments of Windows servers has been dominating for years - http://www.computerworld.com/article/2469469/network-software/windows-widens-lead-over-linux-in-the-server-market.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/2469469/network-softwar...
    - dublinben 11y ago
      Those statistics are old and useless. How many linux servers are "sold" before use?
      - WorldWideWayne 11y ago
        They're better than bullshit anecdotes.
- comex 11y ago
  iPad also has the advantage of being sexy these days even to more old fashioned types. See the push to use them in 1:1 programs in high schools, even though the amount of writing/typing involved in most high school classes would seem to recommend something with a good keyboard...
- dzhiurgis 11y ago
  Business environment is not Windows servers and workstations anymore. It's web apps, services and APIs. If it all Windows & MS stack, you better be worried.

knd775 11y ago

On a large scale, an iPad. Enterprise certs make this easy.

riskable 11y ago

If you're building your own software why pick one or the other when you can just build a web app and call it a day? When you're building a new app from scratch for your company why on earth would you go native unless you absolutely had to?