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"Try administering them properly chief . . ."

Ahh, there it is-- the PC world in a nutshell. With enough IT support, PCs are awesome. Believe me, I have noticed at my university the extravagant resources dedicated to propping up your view.

Unfortunately-- probably due to my limited mental capacities as a mac user-- I would like the computer to work with ease comparable to any other technological device I work with. This is most certainly not the case with PCs. I work in labs with PCs and Macs. The Macs work better.

Were it not for IT personnel insistence and preference for PCs (at least at my work site), the monopoly would be hard to maintain. I wonder why the IT people like PCs so much? I am not smart enough as a Mac user to figure this out.

Maybe you have some insight.

Ahh, there it is-- the PC world in a nutshell. With enough IT support, PCs are awesome. Believe me, I have noticed at my university the extravagant resources dedicated to propping up your view.

Nah, chief. It's simple. Install RESTRICTED USER ACCOUNTS on your notebook PCs. I know that's a foreign concept. Yeah, imagine ... tell your grad students not to run in ADMINISTRATOR MODE -- and then tell me how your little experiment goes ...

I wonder why the IT people like PCs so much?

Two words: job security.

I sit before you admitting my guilt of having previously been a beneficiary of the needless Microsoft/IT Tech job security racket.