Mac, iPhone highly preferred over Windows or Android by employees, survey says
A report by enterprise device management company Jamf found that more companies are allowing their employees to choose their own computers and mobile devices than ever before -- and the majority of them are choosing Macs, iPads and iPhones.
According to The Impact of Device Choice on the Employee Experienceby Jamf, the ability to choose their own devices is very important to employees. Jamf surveyed 580 enterprise organizations worldwide, querying executives, managers and IT professionals.
Jamf found that when it comes to computers, 52 percent of enterprise organizations now allow their employees to which type of computer to use at work. But of those that can, 72 percent choose Macs while 28 percent pick PCs.
It was a similar story for smartphones. Jamf's survey found that 49 percent of organizations allow employees to choose their own smartphone, but for those who can, 75 percent chose Apple or Android, while "less than a percent" chose BlackBerry.
However, the survey found that only 25 percent of respondents want to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), and prefer a company-issued device of their own choosing. This is mostly because users "want to keep their business and personal life separate."
As Jamf works primarily with Apple products, there is a chance the survey is skewed towards Apple users, although its methodology merely states that the survey was "based on the responses from 580 executives, managers, and IT professionals from small, medium, and large organizations around the world."
Jamf concluded that allowing users to choose their own devices is important to employee morale and motivation.
"When it comes to attracting and retaining top talent in the enterprise, the job landscape is more competitive than ever," Dean Hager, CEO of Jamf, said as part of the release of the survey. "With the highest global talent shortage in 10 years, it's no wonder that a major priority for enterprise organizations is to create the ultimate employee experience. When employers combine the freedom of technology choice with Apple, the results are stronger employee retention, productivity and job satisfaction."
Jamf said in January that it now manages 9 million Apple devices.
According to The Impact of Device Choice on the Employee Experienceby Jamf, the ability to choose their own devices is very important to employees. Jamf surveyed 580 enterprise organizations worldwide, querying executives, managers and IT professionals.
Jamf found that when it comes to computers, 52 percent of enterprise organizations now allow their employees to which type of computer to use at work. But of those that can, 72 percent choose Macs while 28 percent pick PCs.
It was a similar story for smartphones. Jamf's survey found that 49 percent of organizations allow employees to choose their own smartphone, but for those who can, 75 percent chose Apple or Android, while "less than a percent" chose BlackBerry.
However, the survey found that only 25 percent of respondents want to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), and prefer a company-issued device of their own choosing. This is mostly because users "want to keep their business and personal life separate."
As Jamf works primarily with Apple products, there is a chance the survey is skewed towards Apple users, although its methodology merely states that the survey was "based on the responses from 580 executives, managers, and IT professionals from small, medium, and large organizations around the world."
Jamf concluded that allowing users to choose their own devices is important to employee morale and motivation.
"When it comes to attracting and retaining top talent in the enterprise, the job landscape is more competitive than ever," Dean Hager, CEO of Jamf, said as part of the release of the survey. "With the highest global talent shortage in 10 years, it's no wonder that a major priority for enterprise organizations is to create the ultimate employee experience. When employers combine the freedom of technology choice with Apple, the results are stronger employee retention, productivity and job satisfaction."
Jamf said in January that it now manages 9 million Apple devices.
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Depends on the company - many will only offer a low-end SE or an equivalently priced Android, where you get more bang for your buck.
Some of us lived through the Linux + X Windows culture of creating skins that make your desktop PC UI look like other OSes (I had mine looking like NeXTStep for a number of years). But it was just college kids doing it for fun and learning. Never did I think a commercial vendor would do the same for profit. And yet, here we are.
The business world runs on Windows and Microsoft and other Windows based applications.
As far as Mac vs Windows, I find Macs significantly easier to use. I tried troubleshooting my son's PC a few weeks ago, and widows is still a mess. Aside from gaming, there is precious little you can do on Windows that you can't do on a Mac. On top of that, the hardware is superior and when problems arise I invariably find myself spending less time to troubleshoot them than I did when I had a PC