• @[email protected]
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    2 years ago

    Do they just hand them out though to developers?

    Edit: it’s a question, why the downvotes? Can I ask a question? Y’all are a tough crowd.

    • @[email protected]
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      162 years ago

      Yup they do, I worked there. Had 2 macs and an iPhone for development. Many employees use Mac laptops over surfaces as well

      • @[email protected]
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        12 years ago

        Were you working specifically on Mac or iPhone related software? If I’m an Azure developer, can I use a Mac?

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          12 years ago

          I worked on an app team, PowerPoint. After Balmer left, policies changed such that any new office app features had to ship on both windows and Mac at the same time. (Or least try to)

          So I think that definitely helped and allowed people to request macs as thier laptops. For azure, I’m not sure…

    • MaggiWuerze
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      12 years ago

      Maybe not MacBooks, but some OSX device is needed if you want to develop for iOS. And I don’t see why they wouldn’t do that, a Mac is not that expensive from a business point of view.