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I strongly requested a Linux laptop (thinkpad x1 carbon) but got a Chromebook. It would have been easier to get a Mac, and all of my coworkers got new Macs when
by cowmoo728 4y ago
I strongly requested a Linux laptop (thinkpad x1 carbon) but got a Chromebook. It would have been easier to get a Mac, and all of my coworkers got new Macs when they joined. I'm going to strongly protest for a Linux laptop again when my hardware refresh date comes.
I think I fell into some bureaucratic limbo because I joined near the beginning of covid lockdowns. I don't think my recruiter fully understood my request for a Linux laptop either, and there was a general shortage of them at the same time.
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- brnt 4y agoBut you got a Linux machine! What you wanted however is a GNU/Linux machine.
- zem 4y agoyep, i held off on my laptop refresh until i was assured a thinkpad, but several of my colleagues made the switch to chromebook at the time.
- colonwqbang 4y agoGoogle ran out of Linux laptops? Even at my humble place of employment we can just give any old computer to IT and they will install Linux on it without any fuss. I would imagine the IT wizards at Google also know how to do it.
- cowmoo728 4y agoGoogle is particular about the hardware for security reasons. I don't know enough to say what those security reasons are, but there are only a few approved models from Lenovo. And you can't bring your own, even if it's an identical model, so I assume Google has some special hardware auditing and purchase program.