I hope Obama’s staff will be able to use their Apple computers soon. I think it’s funny that the most secure, technologically advanced and reliable operating system was not being utilized in a location where security and reliability are paramount. At-least Team-O knows what the right tools are for the job!
Seriously, six-year-old versions of Microsoft could be Windows XP. I don’t know what the world loves about XP!? (I mean, IT people like it because it’s job security and hackers obviously love it :p.) It’s out of date, clunky, ugly, slow, uses resources unefficiently, prone to viruses, has limited security abilities out of the box and most of all its not intuitive. (Funny, that list covers everything I define as the Government!) It’s 2009 people, move with the times! I don’t understand why companies and people don’t migrate to a new OS rather than patching the ever-sinking XP ship. I understand some programers resist change because that means more work for them in redevelopment (especially because everytime Microsoft seems to roll out a new OS its time to redevelop the wheel - not so with windows 7?? who knows.
Here the funny thing though, IF more people migrated to the macs… job performance would be improved because there would not be the 10/15 minuets you sit waiting for windows to boot up (Vista is as bad as XP), there would not be the virus issues because default settings and security features prevent an automated tack over (virus are still possible but at a much less deadly level), its a very intuitive operating system to manage and train users and finally, programmers who develop for the mac do not have to reinvent the wheel every time the a new OS is released. Apple has a reputation of keeping backward compatible (yes, some apps need a minor tweak when a major upgrade is released – but its by no means an overhaul.)
Anyway, I’m tipping my hat to team Obama for using macs, heres hoping the world follows suit with the White House Apples.
Team-O, breaking in the White House change:
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