Why is Apple so quiet about what it offers the enterprise

I’ve been writing about Apple and how it benefits the enterprise for so long it’s easy to forget that the company doesn’t make enough noise about its accomplishments . Sure, it has pursued and won the argument about Total Cost of Ownership, proving that while initial costs might be higher, dollar for dollar Macs are a far more cost-efficient platform, particularly when it comes to product reliability and tech support.

What happened

I’ve been writing about Apple and how it benefits the enterprise for so long it’s easy to forget that the company doesn’t make enough noise about its accomplishments .

Where the sources line up

Sure, it has pursued and won the argument about Total Cost of Ownership, proving that while initial costs might be higher, dollar for dollar Macs are a far more cost-efficient platform, particularly when it comes to product reliability and tech support.

Practical impact for readers

Apple has also introduced extensive tools and APIs to help manage enterprise Macs, spawning a wide ecosystem of providers — most visibly, Jamf. Certain Apple products are already becoming deeply ingrained in some key professions just think about Vision Pro and what it offers in medical care or prototype design, or the tens of thousands of Macs being carried around by AI developers across all the big name firms.

Who should pay attention now

Some of what Apple delivers is already of major benefit to enterprise users. MLX for example, is being actively used to support real-life AI implementations, including by active AI-based businesses such as Yembo. And simplicity and ease-of-use isn’t just an advantage to consumer users, it boosts productivity in enterprise, too .

What is still unclear

Almost 10 years ago, the focus was all about mobile enterprise , something that hasn’t gone away. Indeed, it is arguable that with Siri AI and third-party AI partners, Apple’s mobile enterprise story has become even more compelling. All the same, even then it was crystal clear that Macs had a big part to play in the future of enterprise tech. The iPhone accounted for 72% of all enterprise smartphone activations back then, while Jamf data has consistently shown us the steady forward momentum Mac has in business.

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Computerworld