Tag archive: Macs

Google has a ball in every court. The king of search is always attempting to stretch its reach, marking its territory in every corner of the worldwide Web that it possibly can. And while this has inarguably made it a major contender in all things digital, Google has naturally earned itself a few rivals along the way.

It’s common knowledge that Macs carry a premium over their Windows-based competition. Anyone who has ever peeked at a Sunday newspaper circular knows that Mac buyers ante up more, but crunching the numbers on just how much churns up quite an impressive statistic: they cost double on average. Eweek’s own Mac advocate Joe Wilcox consulted the marketing research firm NPD Group in his quest for numbers and found that on average, PC… Read More

Apple’s nice-guy image, chic hardware and premium prices may make its products look ill-suited for a branch of the armed services, but the United States Army has found something to like about the brand: security. According to Forbes, the Army is adopting Macs in an attempt to further harden their networks to attack. The move toward Macs has actually been in motion since 2005, when an officer suggested more diversity in the types of… Read More