Comment Re:Media Twist (Score 1) 369
I don't think the comment system supports strikethrough. I think that, as a result, slashdot is the only forum that still perpetuates the ^H^H^H^H meme.
PHBs will perhaps base their decisions on the shininess of the product rather than the shininess of the brochure. It's a step in the right direction: it gets the PHBs looking at the actual product.
Your reply is one of the few who got the point of my response. I don't think PHBs will qualitatively change any time soon.
Consumer tastes have overtaken the perceived needs of business as the leading force shaping technology.
There, fixed that for you. The day of the PHB making decisions based on the novelty of the promo mugs and pens they just received is coming to an end. Thank god.
That's pretty funny, and it seems like you actually believe it, too.
Mainly because general end users don't want a desktop OS in a slate form factor.
There are some domains where a desktop OS tablet is very desirable.
Does anyone really work for an organization that 1) has people who regularly don't get emails and 2) is encouraging people to use email less?
Seems like workflow problems, not email problems.
I'm not sure what the phrase "legitimate customer" means.
Yes you do. They are people who are buying an iPad because they want one, or because they are buying one for someone who does. Not people who are buying them to resell for profit.
How does that make them not "legitimate". It makes no sense.
Nah, you can just give mules Visa gift cards and give them a little money out of your profit margin to buy them for you.
Sure, it makes it harder, but that only stops the small fries from doing it. Anyone with any eye for systematic eBay markups will get around it.
That doesn't matter, it still limits the amount of effect they'll have on legitimate customers. It's like speed bumps. People can still speed, but there can be no doubt that speed bumps will likely decrease the amount of speeding being done in most circumstances.
I still disagree. The folks who do the most reselling are gonna be the folks with the time and resources to get around this sort of thing, not the small operation folks.
That's what I was saying. I wasn't saying that he should have 17 different models, but rather that benchmarking just to end up with (corporate desktop) and (developer desktop) in the end was a waste of time.
Though in reality, most shops end up with a variety of different desktops in the end, even if they're all "Optiplex" line or what not. I don't think I've ever been in a large company where all the users had the exact same model desktop.
Is this really necessary for a Windows 7 rollout with corporate desktops? Most machines are already overpowered for the average user using Office and what not.
I'd think the cost per machine for good 3-4 year warranties would be more important. At least, it has been in my experience.
I could see doing something like this just for developer machines, but general roll-out? I dunno. Seems like you'd just compare pricing and go with the one that makes the most budget sense.
I'm not sure what the phrase "legitimate customer" means.
Nah, you can just give mules Visa gift cards and give them a little money out of your profit margin to buy them for you.
Sure, it makes it harder, but that only stops the small fries from doing it. Anyone with any eye for systematic eBay markups will get around it.
The only difference between a car salesman and a computer salesman is that the car salesman knows he's lying.
