Comment Give them the right tool (Score 2) 66
Give them the computer they are already the most productive on, be it Windows, Mac OSX, Linux.
The most expensive thing for most situations is the idiot at the keyboard.
Where the required use case means there is only one option, not matter what OS, then that person will need to "up skill"
Computers are like golf clubs, you are either left handed or right handed and a few ambidextrous.
Right handed clubs are cheaper because more people use them, but trying to force left handed people to use them "because" is clearly stupid.
having some one 12 minutes more productive a day (number chose to make the maths easier), makes them 1 hour more productive a week.
So over a year that makes them say 50 hours more productive.
at a cost of $50-$100 per hour per staff members (wages, holidays, room costs, etc etc etc etc) that is $2500-$5000 a year, ie the computer effectively gets paid off in one year or less.
There are cross platform applications for most run of the mill situations, particularly between OSX/Windows, but with WINE or other environment Linux is an equal partner.
I have access to a VDI solution for a particular App I need to use, and that is there for security as much as anything. And it is just an App, I am not working with it daily nor am I using any of the underlying OS for anything.
right tool for the right jon.
If your "idea" is that what you use is easier (from YOUR perspective) how about you try and switch to see how less productive you become
I am a Mac user, say what you like about it, it works best for me.
What ever your choice/needs are, more power to you, that however does not impact me at all
I have seen the flame wars since my TRS-80 days, it got boring very quickly back then and it has not improved at all today, so leave it alone.
The most expensive thing for most situations is the idiot at the keyboard.
Where the required use case means there is only one option, not matter what OS, then that person will need to "up skill"
Computers are like golf clubs, you are either left handed or right handed and a few ambidextrous.
Right handed clubs are cheaper because more people use them, but trying to force left handed people to use them "because" is clearly stupid.
having some one 12 minutes more productive a day (number chose to make the maths easier), makes them 1 hour more productive a week.
So over a year that makes them say 50 hours more productive.
at a cost of $50-$100 per hour per staff members (wages, holidays, room costs, etc etc etc etc) that is $2500-$5000 a year, ie the computer effectively gets paid off in one year or less.
There are cross platform applications for most run of the mill situations, particularly between OSX/Windows, but with WINE or other environment Linux is an equal partner.
I have access to a VDI solution for a particular App I need to use, and that is there for security as much as anything. And it is just an App, I am not working with it daily nor am I using any of the underlying OS for anything.
right tool for the right jon.
If your "idea" is that what you use is easier (from YOUR perspective) how about you try and switch to see how less productive you become
I am a Mac user, say what you like about it, it works best for me.
What ever your choice/needs are, more power to you, that however does not impact me at all
I have seen the flame wars since my TRS-80 days, it got boring very quickly back then and it has not improved at all today, so leave it alone.
