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OpenAI employees really, really did not want to go work for Microsoft
(www.businessinsider.com)
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My favorite part about the Microsoft translation is that MS reportedly had to go out and buy a bunch of MacOS machines for the Open AI folks because they didn’t want to use the operating system that their future employer made.
I wonder if Apple’s two week return policy works for enterprise purchases of hundreds of machines.
I can assure you that Microsoft already purchases a ton of Macs. They develop software for Mac and iOS, after all.
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
Were you working specifically on Mac or iPhone related software? If I’m an Azure developer, can I use a Mac?
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..
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.
I think they are pouring money into vscode instead of the MonoDevelop stuff