Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoOpenAI employees really, really did not want to go work for Microsoftwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down120cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1320arrow-down1external-linkOpenAI employees really, really did not want to go work for Microsoftwww.businessinsider.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square61fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·edit-210 months agoDo 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.
minus-squareReeses258@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·10 months agoYup they do, I worked there. Had 2 macs and an iPhone for development. Many employees use Mac laptops over surfaces as well
minus-squaredotMonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 months agoMost mid-large companies do if it’s required.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoMaybe 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.
minus-squareddkman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down17·10 months agoNo they don’t. Microsoft makes software. Outsourcing making software makes no sense.
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.
Yup they do, I worked there. Had 2 macs and an iPhone for development. Many employees use Mac laptops over surfaces as well
Most mid-large companies do if it’s required.
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.
No they don’t. Microsoft makes software. Outsourcing making software makes no sense.