At 9:43 AM -0700 6/9/2009, Bruce Johnson wrote: >On Jun 9, 2009, at 9:27 AM, James E. Therrault wrote: > > If I were the head of a sizable operation that invested in the latest >> G5s I would be letting Apple know loud and clear that I am not a happy >> camper. > >Most corporations operate on a 3-4 year refresh cycle, particularly >for things like servers.
Gov't, the LARGEST "consumer", runs on a 4 to 6 year cycle. >When they go out of warrantee, it's time to replace 'em, because the >business losses associated with downtime VASTLY outweigh the costs >of getting new equipment. Capital equipment vs overhead budget issue. ROI. Downtime is less important, as downed servers are simply swapped out with spares. This particular upgrade, I must admit, is creating a lot more grumbling in the biz world then I expected. The main reason - maintenance. Before Snow Leopard: We had a single universal image that we could slap onto any machine. Now, we have to maintain two images and keep track of which machine gets what. Apple has never been very good at the business environment. And this is a large step backwards. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
