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Windows is the base that they use to get buy in on all their other products though. If everyone was on linux why not switch to google workspace at a third the c

Windows is the base that they use to get buy in on all their other products though. If everyone was on linux why not switch to google workspace at a third the cost?

SeanAnderson 2y ago
You're not wrong. It would be more challenging, but I think the bundle of services Microsoft offers to companies is easy to get entrenched into? If you get some Azure credits for using their stuff then maybe you don't want to deal with egress fees. Maybe you get LinkedIn Premium for free for all your in-house recruiters. Microsoft Teams isn't great, but at least it comes free instead of paying a ton to run your organization on Slack, etc.
throwAGIway 2y ago
Google Workspace is not comparable. Every large enterprise seems to run on Mac and MS 365.
- HDThoreaun 2y ago
  I mean theyre definitely comparable. I agree office sees wider use but worse decisions have been made to save however many millions large corporations are spending here. I think you need to get out of tech if you think every large enterprise runs on mac
  - throwAGIway 2y ago
    No, the enterprise features of Azure AD, InTune etc really are not comparable. A large enterprise can't run on Google. Sure - smaller firms can and maybe should, it's much simpler.
    - HDThoreaun 2y ago
      2 of the 5 companies Ive worked for have been on google workspaces. Both fortune 500 companies
      - throwAGIway 2y ago
        Interesting... I worked for a much smaller company that used it and it was a terrible experience. I was really glad to go back to Teams...
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
  I've never worked at an enterprise primarily (or even significantly) using mac computers. Are you in creative arts? Many digital art software only run on Mac.
  - throwAGIway 2y ago
    Software engineering. Never had to be forced to a Windows computer, fortunately. Past 5 years mostly everyone seems to have switched.
    - HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
      Trying to write software on a mac sounds like hell. The utter lack of proper IDE tools and feature parity.
      - throwAGIway 2y ago
        I am using the same IDE I always used on Linux. Anything that works there works on Mac too. The only thing not available is Visual Studio (the older, bigger one) - thankfully I don't need that one, but I wouldn't want to use it on Windows either.
tallanvor 2y ago
A third of the cost? Their lowest tiers start at the same price, and pricing is similar at least up until the enterprise tiers, at which point pricing isn't transparent for either company.

Windows is the base that they use to get buy in on all their other products though. If everyone was on linux why not switch to google workspace at a third the cost?

SeanAnderson 2y ago

You're not wrong. It would be more challenging, but I think the bundle of services Microsoft offers to companies is easy to get entrenched into? If you get some Azure credits for using their stuff then maybe you don't want to deal with egress fees. Maybe you get LinkedIn Premium for free for all your in-house recruiters. Microsoft Teams isn't great, but at least it comes free instead of paying a ton to run your organization on Slack, etc.

throwAGIway 2y ago

Google Workspace is not comparable. Every large enterprise seems to run on Mac and MS 365.

HDThoreaun 2y ago
I mean theyre definitely comparable. I agree office sees wider use but worse decisions have been made to save however many millions large corporations are spending here. I think you need to get out of tech if you think every large enterprise runs on mac
- throwAGIway 2y ago
  No, the enterprise features of Azure AD, InTune etc really are not comparable. A large enterprise can't run on Google. Sure - smaller firms can and maybe should, it's much simpler.
  - HDThoreaun 2y ago
    2 of the 5 companies Ive worked for have been on google workspaces. Both fortune 500 companies
    - throwAGIway 2y ago
      Interesting... I worked for a much smaller company that used it and it was a terrible experience. I was really glad to go back to Teams...
HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
I've never worked at an enterprise primarily (or even significantly) using mac computers. Are you in creative arts? Many digital art software only run on Mac.
- throwAGIway 2y ago
  Software engineering. Never had to be forced to a Windows computer, fortunately. Past 5 years mostly everyone seems to have switched.
  - HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
    Trying to write software on a mac sounds like hell. The utter lack of proper IDE tools and feature parity.
    - throwAGIway 2y ago
      I am using the same IDE I always used on Linux. Anything that works there works on Mac too. The only thing not available is Visual Studio (the older, bigger one) - thankfully I don't need that one, but I wouldn't want to use it on Windows either.

tallanvor 2y ago

A third of the cost? Their lowest tiers start at the same price, and pricing is similar at least up until the enterprise tiers, at which point pricing isn't transparent for either company.