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Did you see people using Bing?
by MatthewPhillips 13y ago
Did you see people using Bing?
- npsimons 13y agoYou mean people use Bing? Joking aside, I didn't really get much of a chance to see a lot of screens (whiteboards, and all that), not to mention that this may have been before Bing. I mostly noticed in quick glances I would see someone sitting with a laptop with the Apple logo on the back, next to someone with a Thinkpad, for example; it seemed fairly random, with no single brand being dominant. Not to mention that since I didn't get a close look at a lot of screens, I didn't see whether they were running OSX or something else. A healthy dose of dogfooding can go a long ways, I strongly believe; but checking out the competition to see where you stand is also never a bad idea, not to mention that trying out different technologies is just part of being professional. Moderation in all things and all that.
- MatthewPhillips 13y agoMy point is that there is a big difference between using a competitor of one of your ancillary products and using a competitor of your core product. And there's also a big difference from using a competitor to a product that you yourself work on. I'm betting if you go to the ChromeOS division you'll see fewer Macs than elsewhere in the company.