Microsoft Vista driving "smarter money" to Mac: CIOs

by Actual News Geezer | July 17, 2007 at 01:02 pm

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A new report suggests that the complexities of migrating to the new Microsoft Windows operating system will drive the "smart money" to the Apple platform.

The cost of upgrading to Windows Vista is forcing more organizations to evaluate alternatives including Apple Macs and Linux for the desktop.

Half of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel said the Vista factor is likely to lead to an increase in Macs on the desktop in the corporate computing environment.

That echoes the comments of Capital & Regional CIO Richard Snooks who said in an interview with silicon.com this week that given the cost of being "railroaded" by Microsoft onto Vista, Macs are now "smarter money".