Businesses Are Asking Their Employees to Switch to Apple Products: Here’s Why You Too Should Consider It

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Businesses ask their employees to do many things. However, one of the more recent trends is asking them to switch to Apple products. It may seem weird, but once you realize why they’re doing this, you too will want your employees to make that switch.

So, why exactly should your employees switch to Apple products? Let’s find out.

Simple UI

To make sure all its devices are user-friendly, Apple incorporates simple user interfaces to all its devices. For an Android or Windows user, the Apple UI will seem difficult to navigate. However, it’s nothing too complicated. It’s a simple approach to creating a user-centric environment.

Most Apple apps on the Mac, iPhone, and iPad also ensure user-friendly interfaces. They are all built using components from UIKit. This framework allows the apps to have a consistent appearance across all Apple platforms. At the same time, the framework also allows developers to incorporate various changes to these apps without affecting the core components or code.

Better Familiarity

The number of people familiar with the iOS environment before 2007 is very low. Microsoft dominated the personal computer market back then alongside Linux, and Nokia was in control of the mobile phone market. Apple then released the first iPhone, and the tech industry landscape had changed forever.

At present, there are more than a billion Apple products in the world, with more than 588 million people actively using these products. Apart from iPhones, people are also using iPads and Macbooks.

Thus, it’s clear that a good percentage of people working in various sectors are already familiar with the iOS environment. So, it should be easier for them to use these products at work, given that they are familiar with the way they work.

Easy to Learn

Apple devices aren’t hard to master. With some guidance and practice, your employees will get the hang of these products in no time.

You can even have them attend online courses where they’ll get step-by-step guidance on using Apple products. iPhone, Mac, and iPad online classes are available on these platforms as live virtual classes and self-paced courses and videos. Your employees can learn to use Apple products within a few weeks with such expert guidance.

Faster Development

Unlike Windows and many other operating systems, Apple opts for the Swift programming language for development purposes. Swift allows developers to build programs a lot faster. Since the language allows enhanced accessibility compared to C/C++, developers can create streamlined applications and programs within hours.

Businesses can rely on Apple developers to develop apps and software in the shortest time possible. It’s also easier to update or overhaul these applications entirely within a matter of hours. Thus, Apple’s fast development environment helps businesses save time on application development and overhauls.

Better Security

Android is open-source, meaning its code is available to the public to play around with. While that has its advantages, it also comes with major disadvantages. One such disadvantage is Android’s weak security system.

Open-source programs allow cybercriminals to breach the operating system’s default security measures. Once the criminals find a way to breach the security, they can then replicate that program or piece of code and spread it across all Android devices.

With Apple devices, this is impossible. That’s because Apple is closed-source. Hence, cybercriminals can’t work out the operating system’s inner mechanics. Even if they can, they’ll have to deal with the instant security patches Apple will release to protect their devices.

Apple also ensures added security to their devices by incorporating various additional security layers. These include facial recognition systems, touch ID, voice recognition, and so on. All these security measures are AI-driven, meaning they’re smart enough to avoid fraud and prevent security breaches to a great extent.

Class and Elegance

Corporate bigshots walking into meetings with a Macbook in their hands is a classy move. You might think it’s acting like a classist, but in the corporate world, where you need to grab people’s attention, it’s necessary. Nothing screams elegance and class like Apple products. So, having your people use these products regularly will show others just how serious you guys are when it comes to business.

Appearance isn’t everything. However, in a world where you only get one shot to make a statement, you must take it.

All these are good enough reasons why your employees (and you) should consider switching to Apple and iOS. Once you make the switch and start using these devices, you’ll realize that you’ve made the right decision.

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