It is with a most humble attitude that I need to make this announcement: I just ordered a new laptop – and its not a Mac.
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Yes. I’ve been a Mac fan for years. I’ve harped on the lack of Lotus support for the Mac. I’ve praised Lotus for a solid Mac Notes client. And now, I’ve gone back to a PC.
Simply put: there are too many business applications I need to run that require me to “live” in Parallels (virtualized Windows environment). If that’s where I’m spending my time, then why not just RUN Windows?! Our VPN, Cisco IP soft-phone, Quickr Connectors, System i emulation – and a list of other tools all require Windows. Yes, I could go around and hunt down Mac counterparts to those tools but it almost always results in more work for my Admins or the purchase of another software package (the System i emulator alone was over $100!).
At the end of the day – I need to get BUSINESS done. I’m not abandoning Mac altogether – I still have an iMac and MacBook at home. And I may even keep my MacBookPro around for presentations, videos and such. But as the primary machine, I’m kind of looking forward to the simplicity of Windows.
How smart of a decision will that be? I’m sure you’ll read about it here over the next few months.
November 14th, 2009 at 3:18 am
Seems you are ready for Ubuntu. There is a client for almost any VPN and a solid 5250 too.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I’ve thought about it. Loaded an earlier version and was really impressed. I’d still have some problems with our Cisco softphone application – but it might be worth trying again even if just in a virtual machine.
December 8th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
So What’s the verdict after about a month?
I’m thinking of giving my daughter my macbook and grabbing a Dell.
PRO: MacBookPro Quality Hardware and a fraction of the cost
CON: Viruses and Spyware
Any comments after visiting your friends on the Death Star?
December 30th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
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