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Posted on 07/27/2019 11:12:58 PM PDT by Swordmaker
Jamf today announced the results of an independent, global survey of 700 retail IT decision makers on the state of mobile technology in retail. Conducted by Vanson Bourne and commissioned by Jamf, the goal of the survey was to collect data on the benefits gleaned and challenges faced from mobile technology deployments in retail environments across the globe. Key findings reveal that nearly all IT decision makers surveyed (99%) say that their retail store(s) have implemented at least one mobile technology in store, highlighting the potential for technology to transform the shopping experience.
When it comes to the preferred mobile devices in retail, there is a clear preference of platforms among respondents. Over three-quarters (76%) of retail IT decision makers believe that Apple devices are better to use in retail than Windows or Android, despite nearly half (48%) using a mix of Apple, Windows and/or Android devices today. Issues with Windows or Android devices may be a factor in the preference for Apple only, as more than three-quarters of respondents (82%) who use Windows or Android in their retail environments experience problems.
MacDailyNews Take: Only 82%? Come on. You know it’s 100%, but 18% of the diehard IT doofuses won’t admit it.
“While mobile technology has been broadly adopted by retailers small and large, many applications of the technology are still only single-purpose,” said Josh Jagdfeld, director of alliances at Jamf. “iPad and iPhone, along with the power of the Apple app ecosystem, are being used in-store globally to allow retailers to get the most from their devices and optimize processes, engage teams and enhance the broader customer experience. However, even with the multitude of benefits that mobile technology makes possible, retailers are still facing challenges when it comes to finding, deploying and managing devices across multiple applications and workflows.”
Source: Jamf
MacDailyNews Take: It took seemingly forever, but IT people of all stripes are finally figuring out the facts (or being replaced with new blood who always knew the facts).
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Sorry but this doesn’t seem like much news to me. I’ve been using a Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod for years. Hate Apple all you want. I like things that work and keep on working. Get what you pay for. IMO
So. I bet I can find equal number that think the opposite.
I’m an all Apple person too.
Just a couple of weeks ago I took my MacBook Pro in to replace a scroll key....which they tell me cannot be easily replaces as are the other keys. It was only 2 weeks before the warranty expired.
They kept it only 4 days and returned it replacing most of the case. It looks and acts like a new computer. I’m thrilled!
With the iphone Xs Max, which is basically a near multilenses hi def professional camera with apps integrated to do on the spot photoshop or photo lighting retouches, all in one, the iphone market is not only poised to take over other iphone makers, but also camera makers like Nikon and Canon! These cameras were too complex for women but now it will all be automated.
Even assuming it were 100%, IT Retail is just one subset of all users.
I do not belong to that subset. I am a private person who writes, composes, and does ancillary things.
Some of the programs I need and want only run on Windows.
I hear ya. Mac owner since 1988. Have owned some Windows machines along the way but barely used them.
And Chromebook? Owned one for a few weeks but sold it. Maybe they’re fine for kids in a classroom but doubt anyone can do much resembling work on one.
I do use Android phones, though. I drop phones and break screens too much to be able to afford to play in Apple’s $1,000 phone league. In the android world, you can usually get a last-generation or previous-to-last generation high end phone for under $200, so that’s my strategy. If it breaks, I just get another one.
This is like cars, you use what works for you and rightly so. I use what I’m using and don’t give a rats ass what other people do. I like my Mac etc.
Life proof ain’t lost an iPhone yet. Just saying.
Not if they’re retail business IT decision makers. That’s who was surveyed. If you go looking and exclude those who choose Apple products, you can get whatever number of Windows and Android lovers you want.
I’d be willing to bet you’re wrong. . . especially in music. Apple is preeminent in music composition. You even get a free app with every Mac for that purpose. . . and many professionals use LogicX. For writing, Microsoft Word is available on the Mac, but Apple has dedicated authoring software that will take you right to press.
You make those claims because you’ve been told what isn’t so. . . why do you think Macs are #1 in publishing, photography, music, movies (several full-length feature films have been shot and fully produced on iPhones and iPads), etc?
Apple had my local authorized service provider replace the entire "top case" -- at no charge.
When he handed it back to me, the service guy said,
"Not only did you get a new keyboard and trackpad, the top case also includes a new set of batteries"!
And, that on a nearly three-year-old laptop -- that operates nearly 18 hours a day -- and is never "shut down" (only put in sleep mode)... (I'm on it right now at 2:30 AM...)
Is it any wonder that Apple owners are almost always satisfied customers?
TXnMA
I sure would like to know what those programs are.
Macs have always "just worked" for me since the mid 1980s.
There was a time when I bought a Windows laptop because there used to be functions, especially in the financial world, that could only be done on a PC. But then something changed, and everything became available on a Mac.
So, I gave the PC away. In my life, which encompasses science, engineering, finance, some drawing, and real estate, I would rather pay for a Mac that works 99.9% of the time than have a "free" Windows machine that wastes hours and hours when it doesn't work.
I have Windows 10 loaded on five boxes, some primarily for personal use and some primarily for business use. They have all been rock solid for years. I'm not saying that Windows is better or worse than Apple, just that based on my experience the notion that Windows is not dependable is a fallacy.
My Microsoft phone was much easier to use than the Apple 7 that I now have.
I was quoted a few hundred to replace the same part when I took it in, about a month out of warranty, with a battery that was suddenly bulging out the bottom (it had about 340 cycles).
They said it could take up to a week to get the part in and another week for someone to get around to installing it. But then they couldn’t help me at all, because I was visiting from out-of-town and couldn’t come back in one to two weeks to collect it, and they didn’t offer any sort of return-delivery service, nor could I use some mail-in service that’s only for warranty claims.
I took it home and restored my time machine backup, after which the thing wouldn’t boot and had to be restored back to the OS version it came with and then upgraded, which took multiple attempts because the first try it got confused trying to overwrite a newer version, and the next time it timed out when I left it to finish downloading while I slept, etc. A very time-consuming process with a slow internet connection.
Amen bro. I had an IPhone 3, IPhone 5, IPhone 6, now an IPhone X, and a 2013 Mac Book Pro. Like you, I don’t give a rat’s rear end if anyone likes it or not. Works for me. 👍
I don’t doubt that Apple makes a better product but their price always turned me off. Never bought a Cadillac either.
Does Microsoft even have a mobile Windows strategy?
They essentially gave up on smart phones several years ago.
On the other hand, I have read several excellent reviews of the Microsoft Tablet family (Surface Pro?).
I assume the Windows mobile OS in the Tablet must be working well, or else it would not get good reviews.
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