Re:

[Mitch Stone <mstone@vc.net>]

  In reply to Joseph P Banko's message sent 11/10/97 9:23 AM:
  
  >I also saw a post about some major analysis group like Gartner or
  >Peat-Marwick say something to the effect that MIS/IT directors who preached
  >NT/Windows were actually performing a "breach of fiduciary responsibility
  >to their companies and shareholders"...
  >Now where was that address....
  
  The study you refer to was produced by Gistics Inc. and called the "ROI 
  TechBrief." It was never published on the web, so far as I know, but 
  discussed by Macweek columnis Henry Knorr at:
  
  <http://www8.zdnet.com/macweek/mw_1127/op_decade.html>
  
  Exerpt:
  
  "To be specific: Mac-using creative professionals produce $26,441 more in 
  annual revenue and $14,488 more in net profit for their employers than 
  Windows users of comparable skill engaged in similar work. New Power Macs 
  pay for themselves in four and a half months, on average, compared with 
  about 13 months for Windows NT systems. And over three years, Power Macs 
  generate more than a sevenfold ROI; for NT, the return is barely double.
  
  "Gistics, a research and consulting company based in San Anselmo, Calif., 
  collected its data from 30,226 subjects at more than 10,000 companies via 
  "random mailings to creative-professional mailing lists, authoring-tool 
  customers and industry trade associations." In addition, researchers have 
  for three years collected detailed time sheets from 400 Mac and 400 
  Windows users in production environments.
  
  [...]
  
  "The report finds that total cost of ownership for a Mac is 14 percent 
  lower than for a Windows system -- an average savings of $2,211 over 
  three years. But the authors emphasize that cost is only one side of the 
  ROI equation; the other is the investment's effect on productivity and 
  profit.
  
  "On this point the Gistics data is both fascinating and compelling. The 
  company found, for example, that Mac-based companies in the industry earn 
  $12.22 more per hour of labor than companies that rely on Windows. 
  Mac-using professionals spent far more hours per week -- 19 vs. 13 -- in 
  actual, billable authoring time; Windows users spent more of their time 
  tied up in such activities as training, support, data communications and 
  file management.
  
  "The bottom line, according to Gistics: "Deployment of Windows technology 
  in professional production environments does not maximize profits. Under 
  many circumstances, prudent managers must come to view Windows deployment 
  as a breach of fiduciary responsibility."
  
  The 44-page ROI report will soon be available for $129; a four-page 
  summary will be free. Contact research@gistics.com."
  
  
      Mitch Stone
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