Thought some WAMUGgers may like to see this article: (from Canberra Times, Monday June 17, 2002)
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Macs cheaper Here's a bit of cheer for the Apple Macintosh fans. Macs -- far from being more expensive than Windows PCs, as is popularly believed -- are cheaper to buy and run, according to an Australian survey by respected market research company Gartner. The study was conducted at Melbourne University's Arts Faculty, which has 4676 Macs and 5338 Windows PCs. It compared direct costs such as hardware and software, peripheral devices, upgrades, service, support and depreciation. It also looked at the indirect costs of supporting end users, training time and unproductive downtime. The bottom line, according to Gartner: technical support for a Windows PC costs an outfit like Melbourne Uni an average $2522 a year, for a Mac -- because the machine is easier to use and less crash-prone -- the cost is only $1953 a year. Basic hardware and software costs were actually lower for the Mac also, Gartner said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil -- IMPORTANT: The contents of this email transmission are confidential and may be protected by professional privilege. The contents are only intended for the named recipient/s of this email. If you have received this message in error please notify us immediately and destroy the original. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
