The only surefire way for Apple to be a viable alternative to Microsoft in the enterprise is for it to be acquired by an IT powerhouse with a dominant enterprise presence.
If you Google the phrase "Microsoft's worst nightmare," the range of hits you get is entertaining for its breadth. Various pundits have proclaimed that the software giant's very worst nightmare is everything from Linux, Google and Firefox to software as a service, Cisco's digital home business and the Sony PlayStation.
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