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> made by a company who makes more money off Linux than anything else, is the largest corp contributor to Linux, and has far more Linux machines internally than
by lopkeny12ko 3y ago
> made by a company who makes more money off Linux than anything else, is the largest corp contributor to Linux, and has far more Linux machines internally than Windows ones, and hires software developers who do not develop for Windows.
Huh? This is...totally wrong. Software devs at Microsoft are supplied with Windows machines by default, a lot of software is built on Microsoft-specific technologies like C#, and most of the server footprint is Windows Server.
- fingerlocks 3y agoYou might be surprised. My team only uses MacBooks at Microsoft. It’s true that I was forced to receive a PC, but it sits in a drawer collecting dust and only gets booted up when compliance throws a tantrum.
- andirk 3y agoCan you elaborate on this? I have always been curious when a group works on an inferior (in terms of popularity!) product such as Ask Jeeves how they themselves work day to day in the workplace. So you worked for Microsoft and didn't use their flagship product?
- fingerlocks 3y agoWhat do you think the flagship product is? It’s not Windows, if we are ranking by revenue, it’s barely hanging in third place. I don’t think it’s too shocking when you consider that most of the Office products need to developed and compiled for other operating systems, and obviously Azure is not Windows dependent. Culture has changed, nobody cares if you use a Mac. Hell I bet half the employees are taking Teams meetings on their iPhones.