Chuck Joiner, Dave Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Ben Roethig, Mark Fuccio, and Web Bixby look at the latest objective evidence that running Macs can save money over other options, and consider the question of whether you own your digital media, or whether you just think you do.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

0:05:36 Introducing the topic: Cost of Apple hardware at university

0:06:55 The success of Mac installations in educational institutions

0:08:33 Macs in corporations: high support, employee satisfaction

0:14:12 Prevalence of Mac Stigma in Corporate IT

0:16:16 Lower IT Support Costs and Resistance to Change

0:23:03 The Dilemma of Physical Media and VHS Players

0:26:32 The Economics of Storing Digital Videos

0:30:18 PlayStation and Microsoft drop video marketplaces

0:32:29 The Importance of Physical Media for Sci-Fi Fans

0:33:24 Old Cartoons: Edited for Political Correctness

0:33:39 Concerns of revisionist history and potential piracy

0:35:09 Exploring alternatives to preserve favorite movies or TV shows

Links:

Apple @ Work: How The University of Kentucky reduced labor cost by 60% with Apple

https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/02/thoughts-on-the-university-of-kentuckys-apple-deployment/

You Don't Own the Digital Shows and Movies That You 'Bought'

https://lifehacker.com/entertainment/you-dont-own-digital-media

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