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- 14 Aug 00
London MacUG helps architecture firm stay Macintosh - pg.2 Here are some other excerpts from this biased report: | IT Report | Macintosh Rebuttal Report | | Shared address books for XYZ Ltd staff and for projects with Microsoft Exchange e-mail server This would save staff time in creating individual address books and failed mail deliveries due to incorrect addresses. Exchange server would hold the central store of messages and schedules with Outlook being the approved mail client to take full advantage of Exchange's features: Outlook for the Mac cannot be purchased separately and is a less developed version when compared to the PC format. There would be less connection problems as the Microsoft system does not limit the number of people access the server at the same time whereas the current e-mail server is limited to 4 simultaneous connections. Microsoft is also bringing out a new version of their e-mail service this year which is rumoured to have significant advantages for group working. | Novel fixes this. 'Rumoured'? you want the company to make a major decision based on a rumour? Sorry, no comment needed on that one. - Steve Moody Rumours? He believes Microsoft rumours?! There MUST be a better e-mail server available on the Mac, I can't believe there isn't. - Chris Mahon | | I don't know what email system XYZ company is using but MS Exchange is hardly the only game in town. Other options include the very popular QuickMail Office and QuickMail Pro, and CommuniGate Pro running on OS X Server or other platforms. And less we forget, the multi-platform and very successful Intranet server app called FirstClass Intranet Server by Centrinity. And then there is one more: Eudora Mail Server and Clients, including Eudora Mail for the Palm Pilot OS. | | IT Report | Macintosh Rebuttal Report | | Windows computers can do anything (except make the tea) There are a number of specialist applications such as digital archiving, document management, project management and timesheet processing which would be beneficial to XYZ Ltd. However as these are not mass market products developers have to target one computer type which is usually Windows: these types of applications are usually not available on the Mac. | Can't deny there's more software for windows. But that's irrelevant. What counts is the software you want to use. However, these sort of Apps are moving towards running on servers. Any sensible management would be looking to deploy Java based solutions which are platform independent. - Philip Bath I have never found (in over 7 years of running mixed networks) that if there is a great product for one platform you can not get something similar for other platforms. You say 'usually' - I think this means that you're just not sure or you haven't checked - Matt Wynne Maconomy is a cross platform application which can provide timesheet, accounting, stock control etc. It runs on Oracle and is very flexible. Maconomy is the end-to-end business management solution for the service industries, professional service and project-based organizations. With a world-wide 600+ customer base, Maconomy is a leading supplier of solutions across vertical markets in the service industries. Michael Speechley | | The Mac OS has over 18,000 software and hardware products available. Some of the 'best of breed' products are both Mac exclusives and Mac-first developed products. Almost all of today's best software was developed and created on the Mac first. Take FormZ, for example. Or better yet, MS Excel. Mac first creations and still better on the Mac. To look at software available for AEC visit see our list. If you don't see it there visit Macintosh Products Guide (MPG). | Making Such Arguments The key to these types of arguments, in the form of reports, is to provide real data to back up your statements. Even more importantly, to not make outlandish generalizations which are false or mostly false. Such statements only hurt your credibility—which is exactly what happened to this PC-centric IT fellow. Closing Comments There are more comments in the full report which you can view here. It makes an interesting read; however, it would have been nice to see more objective data on both sides of the equation, or at least links to research info yourself. The good news is, this London firm stayed with the Macintosh after they realized their new IT person was spreading falsehoods. And why? As many have pointed out in the past, Wintel-centric IT types proliferate the complexity that comes with Windows operating systems because it makes their jobs more secure. Afterall, what busy design or engineering professional has the time to learn Windows 2000 Advanced Server? Now how many of these same professionals would rather run a simpler platform themselves and save the $40k/year salary they would pay this IT person? 
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