> >> There certainly must be >> far fewer apps in the business world that can be run on the mac OS. > > As far as "general purpose" business apps go, I don't think that's true > at all. Most of the major accounting and Office type apps aimed at > small and medium business either have a Mac version or it's on the way > (example Quickbooks, MS Office, Oracle, MySQL). I'm going to ignore > "enterprise" level and large business computing because that's a whole > 'nother ball of wax, and an area where the Mac is clearly deficient but > catching up fast. > >
Charles: You make very interesting observations on the mac platform in business. I'm possibly going to matriculate in an evening MBA program at the University where I work. In my marketing class, the professor made a flat out statement that he hated Microsoft but then went on regaling us with stories about Dell's business model. I'll have to take several MIS courses and already I've had to take a 1 credit course on Access and Visual basic. Access and PowerPoint have a stranglehold in the field as well as in education. Of course, the Office v. mac is supposedly not only compatible but better than its Windows cousin, although its future is cloudy from what I've read (i.e. Microsoft's commitment to future upgrades).The program is totally Windows oriented. If, as you state, the mac platform is catching up on the corporate/enterprise level, how exactly? What trend is developing? If I bring this up in the context of MIS classes, I'm sure I'll either be laughed at or put on the defensive. Donald -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
