CEBIT: Intel CIO on when to replace a PC

It's a question faced by consumers and enterprise users a like -- when's the best time to replace a PC. The answer depends on who you ask so what does the company that makes the chips that power most PCs do itself? At the Cebit show in Hanover on Tuesday Diane Bryant, CIO of Intel, explained how it manages PC replacement. Here's what she said.

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[talesdian]

The question is when to replace CIOs that want to look IT savy, but fail.

[ArcadeGames]

There is new stuff coming out every month it seems, soon it will be replaced every 10 mins...

[doitdeviant]

This is why I used the word 'Legally'. You CAN run Mac OSX on a PC illegally, but not as efficiently because there are glitches on the patches.

I also wrote "dollar to dollar" meaning that a stock PC upgraded to the specifications "dollar to dollar" of a stock Mac, then the Mac would still win by hardware alone.

If you disagree, that is perfectly fine. I own a Sony Vaio also. Let me know why and how you disagree.

[ya64]

"a stock Mac product is more powerful than any stock PC product"

Also a lot more expensive. But if you want a good machine you build one not stock product. Also if you get an intel cpu you can also run Mac OS. Nowadays there's not much difference between two.

[TechCuber]

Omg, fail a mac an run Windshit. and mac doesn't and even + linux, it can even do more than a windows. failed abortion

[dvangeld]

I am wondering how Intel IT handles all different versions of AMT within their enterprise. Standardisation is TCO reduction. Managing such a hybrid (AMT) environment is expensive. I prefer a full refresh every period as we do; only one image, one type of hardware - one set of problems

Last but not least, lot of enterprises looking for device independent services. This will change the complete picture. Focus on your application/desktop delivery instead of the device it should be running on.

[dvangeld]

Don't fully agree. The refresh rate currently is getting shorter. Strange that Intel itself is doing it every 4 years.They are putting so much innovative technology in their machines that an ROI could be positive after two years. Look at vPro. Currently at AMT 6.0 (6 versions in 2 yrs); remote KVM! Or WiMax, WiDi. Also Microsoft is refreshing their OS every year, and the days of a PI with 512 MB memory are definitely over; more and more resources are required.

[ragnarocks0]

Macs are used by people that can't use a PC, not to make fun of anyone but PCs can do anything a Mac can do and more , but it is also true that it is rather hard using the PC to do certain things compared to Macs(but make no mistake PCs CAN do them, just not easily)

[doitdeviant]

Not true. Can a PC be a Mac? Or run a Mac Program? Legally? With a Mac you can do both PC and Mac tasks (as well as Linux. Furthermore, a stock Mac product is more powerful than any stock PC product (dollar to dollar).

[ya64]

Why get a mac if a PC can do anynhting a mac do and more?