On Feb 18, 2009, at 2:25 AM, Nik Lazell wrote:
Currently our UX team are PC-based and use Visio. I would like to move back to Mac and start using Omnigraffle again.
There is no reason to switch to a Mac if your only goal is to use Omnigraffle. That's like asking your spouse that you' prefer to drive an M5 over a Toyota Corolla because you like where the way cup holders are positioned in the Beemer.
The biggest reason to switch to a Mac for your design team is mostly because the development environment for web things is slightly easier to configure and setup over Windows for prototyping and build environments, and these days, even that's become less of an issue.
Macs have become great for small businesses in that a lot of the apps you need (calendar, mail, browsers) come with the OS or can be bought and setup to work collaboratively on the cheap, while you also still have access to great production tools like Adobe CS. The machines are slightly more expensive, but are better integrated with their hardware and work together in small environments. If, however, you work in a large corporation where IT is still king and they prefer Windows, then there's no real cost difference you're going to be able to lay out there that makes your case.
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