[Physltest] [Phys-L] Re: Mac vs. PC (no flames please!)

[Chuck Britton <britton@NCSSM.EDU>]

At 9:15 AM -0800 1/25/05, Stephen Murray wrote:
> Who will be doing your tech support, and what platform/s are they
> most comfortable with?  With so much software running on multiple
> platforms, a major factor for choosing one over another is
> institutional uniformity, which can make life easier (and cheaper)
> for the support staff.


Institutional Uniformity seems to be the over-riding concern for many
(most?) of these decisions.

A more subtle consideration is 'job security' and turf defence.
If fewer 'warm bodies' are required to maintain a particular platform
- then IT would be cutting off their own noses to recommend that
route. ;-)

Following the herd has always been the popular way.
It used to be said " Nobody ever got fired for specifying IBM (mainframes)"

Now the same can be said of MS.
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