Re: Macs making inroads in the corporate sphere
Ars Technica recently put out a post stating that “macs are making inroads in the corporate sphere”. This sparked some interesting discussion regarding on how macs can be incorporated into the hostile world of Exchange servers and Desktop policy.
A real sore point in the comments were that mac laptops don’t have docking stations. Indeed I can see why its annoying, as I write, this my little Macbook is spilling out 4 cables which are a hassle to plug in and make my desk wire hell. I would much prefer a docking type system, like IBM or Dell offer.
Personally, I *could* get rid of my mouse/headphones/keyboard and replace them with wireless alternatives (the net is already wireless). Alas there is still one major problem. If you use a secondary monitor or a projector, that is one heck of a dongle and loop of wire that as of yet lacks a real wireless solution. Most annoying.
So, I can see why people want docks. ‘One click’ simplicity sounds ace. However wouldn’t it be better is you didn’t have something resembling an octopus sitting on you desk waiting for your laptop? Or have the opportunity to carry around your laptop and be able to instantly connect to the projector to show your colleagues your fab idea. All without wires*?
I can but dream.
*well, all but one power cable
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