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That's the same thing people said about iOS. The argument is completely flawed because people in companies do get to choose the software, however for driving t

That's the same thing people said about iOS. The argument is completely flawed because people in companies do get to choose the software, however for driving the change the demand has to be really high, otherwise the cost of switching or of having a heterogeneous work environment is simply not worth it. People in companies use Windows XP and MS Office because that's what they use at home. Even if they have Windows 7 at home, they can tolerate Windows XP at work, because it's basically the same thing. Change is coming though. I work on a startup. I have no doubt in my mind that some day we'll be big. And we standardized on Ubuntu. Usage of OS X is only allowed for people that know their way around with whatever development stack we need, because all the documentation for setup and usage of stuff is written for Ubuntu. If they have problems, tough luck, but OS X is unsupported. People wanting to use OS X also need to buy their own personal Macbook. And usage of Windows is only allowed inside of virtual machines. You know, some of us growing up on Unix might end up running the show inside those big companies that are impeding change.

metaobject 13y ago
Yep, I work for a large corporation that uses windows, however, our group is 100% Linux - servers and desktops - because of the kind of software that we write. If we were made to switch to Windows, it would be disastrous. So, there are pockets of Linux-based groups out there in the corporate world, and the question is: can those pockets grow?
thedrbrian 13y ago
But people wanted iOS and the iPhones and I doubt they really cared it was a new OS. It was better than everything before it and you didn't need to learn a whole new OS every time you got a new phone. I doubt Janice from accounts is going to be able to or want to use Linux. " what's a Linux and why do I want one? "
lsiebert 13y ago
You work at a startup... of course you innovate. But you still mandate expectations on what OS people can use, albeit ones that are different from many companies.

metaobject 13y ago

Yep, I work for a large corporation that uses windows, however, our group is 100% Linux - servers and desktops - because of the kind of software that we write. If we were made to switch to Windows, it would be disastrous. So, there are pockets of Linux-based groups out there in the corporate world, and the question is: can those pockets grow?

thedrbrian 13y ago

But people wanted iOS and the iPhones and I doubt they really cared it was a new OS. It was better than everything before it and you didn't need to learn a whole new OS every time you got a new phone. I doubt Janice from accounts is going to be able to or want to use Linux. " what's a Linux and why do I want one? "

lsiebert 13y ago

You work at a startup... of course you innovate. But you still mandate expectations on what OS people can use, albeit ones that are different from many companies.