If in a previous article we analyzed the penetration of Apple in the business world indicated in the conference of financial results for the fourth fiscal quarterWe now emphasize the fact that for example IBM, one of Apple's associated companies, would be benefiting greatly from its internal Mac adoption program.
I make this statement so resounding since if we stick to the statements of Tim Cook in the aforementioned conference, IBM would be saving about $ 270 for Mac purchased as opposed to Windows PCs.
IBM already has more than 30 thousand Macs in operation within the company and are added to approximately 1900 more every week. The savings are directly proportional to the cost of equipment support and maintenance. And it's adding about 1.900 more each week, Cook commented. The savings are purportedly due to the reduced support costs.
In a JAMF software conference earlier this month, IBM stated that only 5 percent of its Mac users need helpdesk support for computers, compared to 40 percent of its users on Windows. The company is paying a higher up-front cost to buy Macs, but hopes to save money on the efficiency side, so it doesn't have to put in more workers for technical support.
Plans were announced in July to roll out some 50.000 MacBooks at IBM through the end of 2015. Therefore, a figure of between 150.000 and 200.000 units by the end of the year.
The alliance between Apple and IBM has a long history but is They strengthened ties since the summer of 2014, when a joint program to sell iOS-based applications and platforms to the enterprise market was launched.