amznthrowaway

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   by amznthrowaway 13y ago

   Absolutely. For example: https://www.neflix.com https://www.amazon.com And we're not the only people making consumer-oriented Linux software. For example, https://gmail.com .
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   by amznthrowaway 13y ago

   Theoretically, you're correct. In practice, you look at a company like Amazon (where I work) and our software, while mostly it is written in Java and other high level languages, there are many bits and pieces written in C and C++, and
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   by amznthrowaway 13y ago

   It is false. I and my coworkers make plenty of money developing for Linux. Also, we're hiring: http://aws.amazon.com/sdejobs/