Apple's iMac has been always appreciated for its smart design, taking up less than a regular desktop computer, but now it seems his ability to run Windows also started to help. I am sure Steve Ballmer broke something when hearing this, but that's life...
...because Clayton Oyler, Director of Student Affairs Technology, Weber State University, made everything extremely clear: "The iMac has the all-in-one design, which takes up a lot less room. But the most important thing is that it can run both Mac and Windows programs natively."
While Microsoft comes up with a new advertising campaign, the one that I'd really be ashamed of, if I were in charge there, a campaign focusing on "Windows is cheaper," the Webster State University proves that iMacs savings are also possible.
According to Mr. Oyler, "When the students walked in and saw the iMacs, they weren’t sure how this was going to work. It only took a short time for the word to get out that this was a really cool thing. Now no one thinks twice about it; they just log on and do their work."
Even more, it doesn't stop here. As you probably imagined already, having a Mac at school usually makes you buy one for yourself, as long as you're happy with your experience, and Webster's Director of Student Affairs Technology also said "Our bookstore manager says students who’ve used the dual-boot solution in the lab are coming in and buying Macs of their own."
Now, the mortal blow - "Even the president of our university – who’s always been a stalwart PC user – just bought a MacBook Air to take on the road. As we continue to refresh our old systems, we plan to replace our old PC towers with the Mac mini. Having the two systems in one will save us a lot of money, plus students will have tons of space to spread out papers and books. The Mac culture is really catching on here."
What about those cheap Windows laptops, Microsoft? At least can they run Mac OS X? Hahahaha!