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Did you mean to say that none of the 2000 systems you have under management is an Apple System? That would be very unusual for a technology company, where bein

Did you mean to say that none of the 2000 systems you have under management is an Apple System? That would be very unusual for a technology company, where being able to use Apple gear to get work done is a pre-requisite for a lot of engineers considering applying for a job. The nice thing about Applecare, is pretty much any major city in the world there is an Apple authorized reseller that I can bring the gear in to be replaced. Downside, is there isn't the same type of "Onsite, 4 hour repair service" that companies like Dell offer. I've got a laptop (2013 Macbook Air) that's up for renewal, but, honestly, it's fast enough that I don't really feel the desire to get a new one until Apple comes out with their new MacBook Pros. For the first time in a long time, I don't feel any urgency to upgrade...

syshum 10y ago
>>Did you mean to say that none of the 2000 systems you have under management is an Apple System? Yes >>That would be very unusual for a technology company, where being able to use Apple gear to get work done is a pre-requisite for a lot of engineers considering applying for a job. Where did I say I work for a technology company? We do have alot of Engineers however, Mechanical and Electrical. None of them use Apple. Further I assume by "engineer" you mean software developers, I know a TON of devs that will not touch apple with a 10 foot pole. They us Linux or nothing. Of course I also avoid silicon valley like the black death so.... >Downside, is there isn't the same type of "Onsite, 4 hour repair service" that companies like Dell offer. This is what we have. We use Dell and Lenovo Mainly
- ghshephard 10y ago
  Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you worked for a technology company, let alone one in the valley. And, agreed, most of our mechanical or electrical engineers use Windows systems - but pretty much all of our software, firmware, design teams use Macs of one form or another. I don't think there is anyone using Linux as a desktop, (outside of a virtual machine) though we are pretty much 100% linux on the server side (outside of IT) - where we have several hundred servers, and about 800 employees.

syshum 10y ago

>>Did you mean to say that none of the 2000 systems you have under management is an Apple System? Yes >>That would be very unusual for a technology company, where being able to use Apple gear to get work done is a pre-requisite for a lot of engineers considering applying for a job. Where did I say I work for a technology company? We do have alot of Engineers however, Mechanical and Electrical. None of them use Apple. Further I assume by "engineer" you mean software developers, I know a TON of devs that will not touch apple with a 10 foot pole. They us Linux or nothing. Of course I also avoid silicon valley like the black death so.... >Downside, is there isn't the same type of "Onsite, 4 hour repair service" that companies like Dell offer. This is what we have. We use Dell and Lenovo Mainly

ghshephard 10y ago
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you worked for a technology company, let alone one in the valley. And, agreed, most of our mechanical or electrical engineers use Windows systems - but pretty much all of our software, firmware, design teams use Macs of one form or another. I don't think there is anyone using Linux as a desktop, (outside of a virtual machine) though we are pretty much 100% linux on the server side (outside of IT) - where we have several hundred servers, and about 800 employees.