Kungenzeka ukuthi ku I-IBM akuyona indawo enobungane yokusebenzisa iMac, kodwa UFletcher Previn, Iphini Likamongameli we-IBM Workplace Service angahle angavumelani. UPrevin wayevame ukucabanga njengoba iningi licabanga, lokho Ama-Apple Mac abiza kakhulu kune-PC, ezingasizi ngalutho ekuthuthukiseni usizo lohlelo lwabo lokusebenza, futhi ezidinga ukuqeqeshwa okuningi kwabasebenzi ukuzivumelanisa nama-Apple computer. Kulungile kuvela ukuthi lokhu akuyona into oyicabangayo.
Onke ama-Mac esiwathengayo alondoloza i-IBM imali eningi, kusho uFletcher Previn.
Njengomphumela wale nqubo elula, i-IBM manje isesimweni sokuphaka Ama-Macs we-1.900 njalo ngesonto, ngesamba se Amadivayisi angama-130.000 ama-Mac nama-iOS kuwo wonke amapulazi e-IBM. UPrevin ukusho lokho Amaphesenti ama-5 kuphela wabasebenzisi be-Mac abiza i-helpdesk, uma kuqhathaniswa Amaphesenti angama-40 wabasebenzisi be-PC.
Ngakho-ke ngenkathi ama-Mac evame ukubiza kakhulu ngaphambili kwi-PC hardware, zivame ukuhlala isikhathi eside futhi idinga ukwesekwa okuncane kakhulu kusuka kudeski losizo elikhethekile le-IBM, okuholela ku- imali enkulu.