From: nospam on
In article <EoadnUfBFoXVwZzRnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Richard B.
Gilbert <rgilbert88(a)comcast.net> wrote:

> >>> While a closed system has obvious advantages for Apple in the consumer
> >>> market, the enterprise market tends to go for open systems over closed
> >>> systems.
> >> That and Apple has shown over time to have little more than contempt for
> >> the
> >> enterprise market, by making no tools that aid it.
> >
> > nonsense.
>
> Instead of just saying "nonsense", you might try to mention a few of
> Apple's applications or tools that aid business.

os x comes with built-in exchange support that enterprise likes to use,
along with open source components such as apache and other tools. os x
server goes further with a *lot* of tools enterprises want.
From: John Higdon on
In article <EoadnUfBFoXVwZzRnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d(a)giganews.com>,
"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88(a)comcast.net> wrote:

> Instead of just saying "nonsense", you might try to mention a few of
> Apple's applications or tools that aid business.

Final Cut Pro.

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From: John Navas on
On Sat, 29 May 2010 13:02:57 -0700, John Higdon <higgy(a)kome.com> wrote
in <higgy-81EB1E.13025729052010(a)news.announcetech.com>:

>In article <EoadnUfBFoXVwZzRnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d(a)giganews.com>,
> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88(a)comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Instead of just saying "nonsense", you might try to mention a few of
>> Apple's applications or tools that aid business.
>
>Final Cut Pro.

The exception that proves the rule.
Or is that alone your idea of "a few".
;)

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From: John Higdon on
In article <9ss206l7ous1om0pu6la0fcm8o9vpgbg7b(a)4ax.com>,
John Navas <jnspam1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 29 May 2010 13:02:57 -0700, John Higdon <higgy(a)kome.com> wrote
> in <higgy-81EB1E.13025729052010(a)news.announcetech.com>:
>
> >In article <EoadnUfBFoXVwZzRnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d(a)giganews.com>,
> > "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Instead of just saying "nonsense", you might try to mention a few of
> >> Apple's applications or tools that aid business.
> >
> >Final Cut Pro.
>
> The exception that proves the rule.
> Or is that alone your idea of "a few".

I just happen to be using it at the moment.

Want another? ProTools.

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From: John Navas on
On Sat, 29 May 2010 15:22:41 -0700, John Higdon <higgy(a)kome.com> wrote
in <higgy-3C67AB.15224129052010(a)news.announcetech.com>:

>In article <9ss206l7ous1om0pu6la0fcm8o9vpgbg7b(a)4ax.com>,
> John Navas <jnspam1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 29 May 2010 13:02:57 -0700, John Higdon <higgy(a)kome.com> wrote
>> in <higgy-81EB1E.13025729052010(a)news.announcetech.com>:
>>
>> >In article <EoadnUfBFoXVwZzRnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d(a)giganews.com>,
>> > "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88(a)comcast.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Instead of just saying "nonsense", you might try to mention a few of
>> >> Apple's applications or tools that aid business.
>> >
>> >Final Cut Pro.
>>
>> The exception that proves the rule.
>> Or is that alone your idea of "a few".
>
>I just happen to be using it at the moment.
>
>Want another? ProTools.

I'll buy Final Cut Pro, but I think Pro Tools isn't what I'd call a
business app, much less a major business app.

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Best regards,
John

If the iPhone is really so impressive,
why do iFans keep making excuses for it?