Why Apple devices may be coming to an office near you
Apple appears to be increasing its internal support to attract and better serve enterprise customers. The company has posted multiple job listings on LinkedIn for positions at Apple that focus on growing its presence in enterprise.
One job listing posted to LinkedIn on Monday was for an Apple Enterprise Sales Representative.
"We are actively searching for an Enterprise Sales Executive focused on selling to the Fortune 1000 ideally out of irvine or San Diego CA," the company said in the listing.
Requirements for the position also include a "high-level understanding of IT infrastructure around device management, security, and infrastructure integration," according to the job post.
Other enterprise-focused positions recently listed include roles in technical support and other enterprise sales positions. In early October, Apple also hosted a recruiting event not far from BlackBerry's headquarters outside Waterloo, Ontario, where it was speculated that the iPad maker looked to recruit some of BlackBerry's enterprise architects, Schadler said.
Historically, analysts said that Apple has had a strong sales team focused on the education market, but not for the enterprise sector. Such a shift would be significant for Apple and its competition, Chowdhry said.
"So far, Mac has been successful without a sales team. Now, if you put a sales team in, that could create magic for Apple," Chowdhry said. "It's more bad news for Dell, Microsoft and the HPs of the world, though."
CNBC reached out to Apple to find out if the company was in fact making a concentrated effort on expanding it enterprise sales and support staff, but the company declined to comment.
Still, it's hard to deny the recent jabs Apple has taken at Microsoft, especially its announcement to give away its iWork productivity software and its updated Mavericks OS for free.
(Read more: Apple increasingly adopting freemium model)
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Why Apple devices may be coming to an office near you