RE: Off-topic. Macintosh ROI Studies
RE: Off-topic. Macintosh ROI Studies
- Subject: RE: Off-topic. Macintosh ROI Studies
- From: "Jeff Handy" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 11:44:07 -0400
- Thread-topic: Off-topic. Macintosh ROI Studies
Well, lets see...
First off, they would be buying all new computers. 300 or so at what;
$1000 (if they go cheap) for each system. That's $300k. Add to that,
the cost of purchasing all new software for each machine - I can begin
to imagine that cost! You'll have to run those figures yourself. Add
to that, any hardware you'll need to replace. Add to that, REAL
training time for each of your staff. I'd estimate about 20 hours or so
of real training time would be needed just for Mac users to get good
enough with the new OS. Assuming each Mac has a user, that's 300 people
@ 20 hours each = ~ $300k. I'd say, switching to PC's will cost around
$1Mil. How's that for a business case??
Don't forget to account for lost time (in $$ of course):
1 - downtime for the actual transition
2 - problem systems (there will be some)
3 - lost productivity during the switch
That's just to get you to PC's. That alone would frighten management.
Add to the mix, the ability to Automate, with Applescript, much of your
workflow. We've done this in our shop (video production). Our team of
five can do the work of eight to ten because of the workflow automation!
My two cents...
Jeff Handy - Sr. Digital Media Specialist
Bisk Education - Technology Development Dept.
Tampa, FL 33619
email@hidden
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