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Usually the justifications these companies give for such mandates is how it would look to outsiders if they are not using their own tools. On the other hand I
by simula67 13y ago
Usually the justifications these companies give for such mandates is how it would look to outsiders if they are not using their own tools.
On the other hand I remember reading about how Google has a corporate mandate that their employees cannot use Microsoft Windows without providing a business justification.
- draz 13y agoIs the next step mandating Chromebooks (unless an Apple machine is justifiable)?
- chaz 13y agoAFAIK, the requirement is due to security concerns from the China hacks in 2010. The way Sergey Brin put it in 2011, it sounds like employees have the option. On the number of employees using Windows: "I’d probably guess 20 percent ... But I’d have to get back to you." http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/d2f3f04e-6ccf-11df-91c8-00144feab49a.html#axzz2auk9z63j http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/d2f3f04e-6ccf-11df-91c8-00144... http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/11/googlers-windows/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/11/googlers-windows/
- ams6110 13y agoOne would assume that since they develop Chrome for windows, they would have some number of devs using windows.
- andyroid 13y agoYes, that would be "providing a business justification".