“What today’s business people and entrepreneurs are quickly beginning to understand is that Apple’s iMacs (desktop computers) and MacBooks (notebook computers) can not only handle virtually every business application a PC can handle, but also provide a more stress-free computing experience,” Jason R. Rich reports for Entrepreneur.com.
MacDailyNews Note: Apple also offer Mac Pro towers and Mac mini for the desktop and MacBook Pro and MacBook Air as additional notebook options.
Rich continues, “Today’s Macs are more intuitive and stable than PCs running Windows Vista or XP, and they can even run Windows applications. Mac users also worry less while surfing the web, since the Mac OS X operating system is not susceptible to spyware or viruses… Apple also now offers a free service that will transfer all of your existing PC data to a new Mac when it’s purchased at an Apple Store. For an additional $100 a year, Apple will provide one-on-one training on any Mac to get new users up to speed on the differences between the Windows and the Mac OS X operating system.”
“Recent hardware upgrades now allow Macs to run Windows XP or Vista, meaning that if a Mac version of a popular business application isn’t yet available, the user can run the Widows version without experiencing slow processing speeds or other hassles,” Rich explains. “While Macs and PCs still operate differently, Apple and its software developers have overcome many data compatibility issues, meaning that data from a Mac can now be exchanged with a PC. Plus, Macs can be connected to office networks.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: While there are some inaccuracies and over-generalizations in the full article, it’s very good news for Apple and the Macintosh platform that articles like this are appearing in business publications.