Parent didn't include a link, but I guess they're talking about this: http://www.businessinsider.com/an-ibm-it-guy-macs-are-300-cheaper-to-own-than-windows-2016

Parent didn't include a link, but I guess they're talking about this: http://www.businessinsider.com/an-ibm-it-guy-macs-are-300-cheaper-to-own-than-windows-2016-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/an-ibm-it-guy-macs-are-300-ch... The IBM guy said Macs are more expensive to buy but cheaper to support, because >Only 5% of IBM's Mac employees needed help-desk support, versus 40% of PC users Guessing what percentage of Linux users needed help desk support is left as an exercise to the reader. The economics of a business maintaining a fleet of laptops for mostly clueless users vs a tech-savvy individual maintaining their own laptop are not the same. Also keep in mind that IBM started a Mac enterprise integration service last year. I'll let you draw your own conclusions.