VMWare wishful thinking. Their software simply allows people to run the PC version of Microsoft Office Pro on their Macs.
I’ve worked at a major university for 35 years. Standard computer fare here is an iPhone, an iPad, a laptop, and a Windows PC with dual monitors. Windows 7 is the standard with few opting for Win 8.
Liberal arts faculty are the Mac users. Business and engineering are firmly entrenched with Windows. Linux is seldom used for anything but a dual-boot PC with Windows 7 as the primary OS.
Apple is not replacing Windows. The new tablets and smart phones are being used in addition to Windows machines.
I have a Glock, but that doesn’t mean I threw away my Colt 1911 (Series 70). The same is true for computers. We just have several instead of one. Each tool has it’s own strengths and weaknesses.
Where did I comment on VMWare on this thread? (Looking back ... not seeing anything ...) VMWare is nothing more than a a hypervisor to let any Windows/Linux run on Intel. The hypervisor space that VMWare lives in is starting to be taken over by Microsoft and RedHat for example. We're a huge VMWare shop, but even we're moving our Windows Server platform over to Microsoft's hypervisor to save on licensing costs of VMWare. The bank I work for (in the top 10) is also using VMWare and Puppet to build and orchestrate our hybrid cloud environment. We've recently completed a "bake off" of Cloud vendors and went with VCE. Can't wait for that hardware to get in, this is gonna be a whole lotta fun!
Apple is not replacing Windows. The new tablets and smart phones are being used in addition to Windows machines.
Agree. I have an iPad & iPad mini that I use for some features @ work. Web based apps using Dynamic HTML/5 work well on it, as does the email client I use to synchronize my work email and calendar on my iPad. I'm typically running from meeting to meeting, and often have one meeting schedule on top of another so I need my email mobile with me to reconcile which meeting I really need to be in. I also have my iPad mini in a keyboard case so I can take notes during meetings and send them to myself via email or on a SharePoint site that I have at work. I also use my iPad to view Presentations, PDF's and display then on large projectors/widi devices during meetings. It's far faster to do these types of tasks on my iPad than it is carrying around a laptop. I'm also the person in our organization (global Bank) who started the iPad and then Droid "craze" at our Bank, giving users the option to access apps and get their email on their own personal devices. Gotta love innovation.
I have a Glock, but that doesn’t mean I threw away my Colt 1911 (Series 70). The same is true for computers. We just have several instead of one. Each tool has it’s own strengths and weaknesses.
Love your analogy! Speaks to two of the things near and dear to my heart --- weapons and computers!
You have a great day, and thanks for your post.