Report: Microsoft Marketing Bans Purchase of Apple Products

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I don't think this is real, unless the Dev and R&D department is supplied a fixed amount or Mac's per year. Microsoft makes software for the Mac and simultaneously competes with it, so using a Mac should be restricted to the R&D department that will be comparing competitors, and the OSX MS Office department.

Everywhere else buying a Mac is a waste of company money. Especially remembering how costly a Mac is, especially if you make the OS on most PCs so don't have to factor those costs into your purchase.

Then there's the compatibility issues bootcamp creates by having a nonstandard BIOS emulation that lacks certain commands, and the lack of any core BIOS/EFI settings
 
I don't think this is real, unless the Dev and R&D department is supplied a fixed amount or Mac's per year. Microsoft makes software for the Mac and simultaneously competes with it, so using a Mac should be restricted to the R&D department that will be comparing competitors, and the OSX MS Office department.

Everywhere else buying a Mac is a waste of company money. Especially remembering how costly a Mac is, especially if you make the OS on most PCs so don't have to factor those costs into your purchase.

Then there's the compatibility issues bootcamp creates by having a nonstandard BIOS emulation that lacks certain commands, and the lack of any core BIOS/EFI settings
 
So those who work at MS who develop and test Mac Products... how are they going to buy Apple equipment to work with? Does Apple have similar rules about having MS products? Wait, Apple makes products that work under Windows (ITunes, Safari, Quicktime, etc)

 
Apple is on the decline guys, losing market share on the tablet market and losing market share on the smartphone market aswell.

Apple's brand is not designed to be a market leader so it will never be one. It's just too expensive to be, it's made to abuse an "OK" customer base with insane profit margins instead to stay "cool" and get 100 billions in cash.
 
``should not be purchased with company funds''

Fair enough. Why should Microsoft give a free ride to Apple, Google, etc or vice versa. For that matter, why should GM pay from its funds for employees to buy a Ford or Toyota. Lets hope that this is restricted to company funds only, and MS or any other company should not look in a negative light on employees buying competitors products from personal funds.
 
This is about a decade late coming from Microsoft. I thought they already had this rule. Now it makes sense why they would think it's acceptable to leave a critical feature like Domain Join out of Windows 8 ARM. The Apple influence has been hurting them I think. They need to get back to making software for people who get things done, not people who care more about looking good while they use their computing devices.

I know if I worked for Microsoft or Google I'd feel uncomfortable with an Apple device at work. I'd rather leave it in my vehicle.
 
[citation][nom]wiyosaya[/nom]IMHO[/citation] Glad to know your opinion is usually false, I hate the use if IMHO!
I would have thought that Microsoft would have already done this. Its a competitor’s product.
 
[citation][nom]frostyfireball[/nom]Makes perfect sense IMO.Although I feel all MS employees directly involved with the creation of their products should use Macs, iDevices and Android devices on the side atleast a little to get a feel for what does and does not work in their competitors products. That way they can take their products in the right direction and sort of learn from their competitions mistakes.[/citation]

Companies have laboratories to handle the waste.
 
Can't fault the company for wanting to eat their own dog food. HP is big into that as well. Makes sense, you make a product and you want your users to use that product. Do what you want outside of work but work use our stuff.

 
[citation][nom]capt_taco[/nom]If I was running a company, I wouldn't let anyone waste my money on Apple products either. And if they owned a Mac or an iPhone on their own, I wouldn't hire them in the first place, because it would tell me they're probably flaky, technologically inept, and bad with money.[/citation]

Wow, that is all I have to say. If you dealt with high level network/security engineers you would not be saying anything like this. I think you would be surprised at how pervasive the Macbook Pro is in IT engineering. Some of the best in the business prefer to use Macs over HP, Dell, Lenovo. If you where in management and made your decision on a qualified person by basis of their computing preference you would be missing out on some significant talent. That would be like making a decision based on the color of the guys shirt.

If you are feel that they are overpriced...fine. There are many that are perfectly comfortable with the price. That does not imply anything other than they have the means to make that kind of purchasing decision at that time. Does not effect you one bit.
 
And this is why Microsoft will always be playing runner up/2nd best in the technology markets. Sticking their heads in the sand will not help spurn creativity. This bitter "we hate apple" attitude is going to cost them innovation. What they need to be thinking is "keep your friends close, and your enemies closer". They could actually learn a thing or two from apple. Every M$ user interface always feels like some horrible bastardization of other more successful UI's. I guarantee Google has no shame at experimenting with apple products and figuring out how to make them better.
 
Still, to actually come out and ban Apple products may seem like a drastic move to some.
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where the hell have you been for the last 1,000 years?
you use a competitors product you get FIRED on the spot, that's been the standard since FOREVER.
when is the last time you have seen an employee of one company refer you to go buy a competitors product, and i do not mean a retail store i mean the makers!
hell i have even tried to get an okay from the ceo's to be able to refer known BAD/troublesome customers to competitors, the answer i got was
make the sale, i don't care what the problems are, i will not send money to a competitor we are trying to eliminate, we want that money, now go make the sale and if i find out they buy it from our competitor, your fired!
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This mail was only for the Marketting folks. These are the people who publicly represent Microsoft.

Development teams will of course still have access to Apple products if their work requires it. This includes Office for Mac and MS Hardware (mice and keyboards) among other groups.
 
[citation][nom]A Bad Day[/nom]I wonder how fast would a MS employee lose his/her job if the employee purposely brought a Mac laptop. iPhone, iPod touch and iPad to work...[/citation]

What if the user is a Software Developer that develops Microsoft Apps for Apple? After all Microsoft does make a version of Office and IE for the Mac.
 
[citation][nom]obsama1[/nom]Well, Google gives its employess Macs.[/citation]

What an incredible waste of money. A macbook with a i3 processor and a seriously weaksauce video card is 900 bucks.
 
[citation][nom]ap3x[/nom]Wow, that is all I have to say. If you dealt with high level network/security engineers you would not be saying anything like this. I think you would be surprised at how pervasive the Macbook Pro is in IT engineering. Some of the best in the business prefer to use Macs over HP, Dell, Lenovo. If you where in management and made your decision on a qualified person by basis of their computing preference you would be missing out on some significant talent. That would be like making a decision based on the color of the guys shirt.If you are feel that they are overpriced...fine. There are many that are perfectly comfortable with the price. That does not imply anything other than they have the means to make that kind of purchasing decision at that time. Does not effect you one bit.[/citation]
I have to echo this statement as well. I'm in the IT industry and many, many other IT Pros I come across are Mac users. I generally think much more highly of other IT people that have experience with OS X and other Linux/UNIX OSes. Whenever I go to IT conferences, I'm always amazed by the number of people with Macs and Apple devices. I've always been multi-platform and I find those that only stick to one platform as very narrow minded. People I've interviewed for jobs with Mac experience in addition to Windows always get the edge with me.
 
I think this is a general rule. MS has products that can 'replace' any Iproduct, and a good way to promote that is to have the employees using them. They can make suggestions to improve the product.

With all the support MS does for mac, there will be heaps of cases where apple products will be purchased. IE mac office and comparing.
 
[citation][nom]capt_taco[/nom]If I was running a company, I wouldn't let anyone waste my money on Apple products either. And if they owned a Mac or an iPhone on their own, I wouldn't hire them in the first place, because it would tell me they're probably flaky, technologically inept, and bad with money.[/citation]

I don't wanna be that guy, but please do some research, Apple users are higher income and higher educated people. Don't bother responding just do the research!!!

I'm NOT an apple user btw. I use a flip phone. haha
 
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