Comments on: Apple Enterprise sending thousands of Macs into hotels, cruise ships http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/08/18/apple-enterprise-sending-thousands-of-macs-into-hotels-cruise-ships/ Daniel Eran Dilger in San Francisco Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:03:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: fatbarstard http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/08/18/apple-enterprise-sending-thousands-of-macs-into-hotels-cruise-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-11364 fatbarstard Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:24:59 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/?p=2167#comment-11364 This is really interesting... Apple has pretty much eschewed 'the enterprise' but it is clearly targeting markets where there is a high propensity to pay and good ongoing growth/upgrade potential. So Apple gets away from the bargain basement, lowest cost enterprise markets and focuses on the high end where it can drive value and protect its margins - now that is a great business model... No wonder the stock is worth more than Google ;-)... This is really interesting… Apple has pretty much eschewed ‘the enterprise’ but it is clearly targeting markets where there is a high propensity to pay and good ongoing growth/upgrade potential.

So Apple gets away from the bargain basement, lowest cost enterprise markets and focuses on the high end where it can drive value and protect its margins – now that is a great business model…

No wonder the stock is worth more than Google ;-)…

]]> By: Brau http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/08/18/apple-enterprise-sending-thousands-of-macs-into-hotels-cruise-ships/comment-page-1/#comment-11352 Brau Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:42:38 +0000 http://www.roughlydrafted.com/?p=2167#comment-11352 I found it interesting that the software appears (to my eye) designed to look a lot like the Windows Aero Glass UI. The icons, buttons, and even the info tabs along the bottom reflect the Windows Task Bar. Not a bad thing, in my opinion, if it gets Windows users to experience Macs without having their (usually baseless) anti-Mac preconceptions standing in the way. I found it interesting that the software appears (to my eye) designed to look a lot like the Windows Aero Glass UI. The icons, buttons, and even the info tabs along the bottom reflect the Windows Task Bar. Not a bad thing, in my opinion, if it gets Windows users to experience Macs without having their (usually baseless) anti-Mac preconceptions standing in the way.

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