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Lipstick on a pig

• version_five 5y ago
  Haha yeah I was just sending instructions to a team today on how to set up some software and I wasn't sure what OS they were using. I wrote up the linux and mac instructions and when I got to windows i had to think for a minute if i really thought there was a chance someone would have a windows machine. I ended up including instructions, but I know that at least for (edit: modern) development stuff, windows is just an afterthought, nobody is really expecting people to be using it.
  • adamparsons 5y ago
    In this case I mean, VDI has existed for literally decades now. Are we supposed to congratulate MS for doing what every other cloud provider did more than 10 years ago?
    • alkonaut 5y ago
      It hasn’t been a very convenient solution though. I suspect the key here is the managing of everyone’s data and machine in the company. Instant-on personal clients with the company directory would be great for administration.
  • alkonaut 5y ago
    I assure you huge number of developers do their development stuff on windows. It wouldn’t surprise me if it was a majority (given how big the majority is for windows on the desktop overall). Edit: indeed after some quick googling it does indeed seem to be the clear majority desktop OS even for people identifying as software developers, for example in the StackOverflow developer survey.
  • baal80spam 5y ago
    > at least for (edit: modern) development stuff, windows is just an afterthought, nobody is really expecting people to be using it. What? I don't know where you are from but in Europe (read: outside US) I estimate that over 90% of software development is done on MS stack.