02-17-2007, 07:05 PM
I work at a small university where the following advice is given to incoming students about recommended computer systems:
"Macintosh or PC is totally up to the preference of the individual. While a few academic programs on campus have specific recommendations for their students, it should be noted that in 2004-2005, 96% of students attending CWU brought a computer to campus and 95% of these were PCs."
To me, this just reeks of "you could get a Mac, but you'd be really weird."
Also, I doubt the accuracy of the survey given that Apple tells us they've had over $1Million in sales to customers listing our university as their school or employer in the last year. Our bookstore sells lots of iPods, but that would be a heck of a lot of iPods to hit $1 Million if so few people are buying Macs.
So, it isn't just clueless end-user tech support, but anti-Mac sentiment from their supervisors.
"Macintosh or PC is totally up to the preference of the individual. While a few academic programs on campus have specific recommendations for their students, it should be noted that in 2004-2005, 96% of students attending CWU brought a computer to campus and 95% of these were PCs."
To me, this just reeks of "you could get a Mac, but you'd be really weird."
Also, I doubt the accuracy of the survey given that Apple tells us they've had over $1Million in sales to customers listing our university as their school or employer in the last year. Our bookstore sells lots of iPods, but that would be a heck of a lot of iPods to hit $1 Million if so few people are buying Macs.
So, it isn't just clueless end-user tech support, but anti-Mac sentiment from their supervisors.