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Internally is a lot different than externally https://www.statista.com/statistics/218089/global-market-share-of-windows-7/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/2

• jchw 4y ago
  You’re missing my point.
  • cloudking 4y ago
    Your point is a lot of internal developers use Linux so they should make a Linux drive client, my counterpoint is that dedicating engineering resources to building and maintaining such a project is not worth the cost. Management looks at the cost and ROI of developing and maintaining projects, in this case the ROI from having a Linux client that would likely need 5-10 SWEs to maintain is not worth it for them. They have to ensure the client is compatible with multiple flavors of Linux releases, monitor security issues etc it's a big ongoing cost. If more consumers and businesses used Linux, they could justify the cost. I'm not saying this is the right move, but I'm explaining why this project hasn't been funded.
    • jchw 4y ago
      If Google made a calculated decision to not implement Drive on Linux, it wasn’t clear to me, nor did I ever hear that in or out of Google.