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Re:Just some red flags. No big deal. Just ignore them by raverbashing on Saturday May 23, 2020 @04:27AM (#23281126)
Yeah, I mean, ok the Buttefly MBP might not be great

But the amount of companies that would give a brand new MBP to a newcomer are in the single digit percentages.

Most likely you're given an (underspecced - at least for the amount of 'corpware/AV/etc' installed on it) corporate Windows notebook, brand new if you're lucky, maybe a hand me down. Oh and maybe you get the admin password or maybe not. And maybe your day starts 30min later because of all the Windows updates.

So no, I'm not complaining about company Macbooks

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Re:Just some red flags. No big deal. Just ignore them by Hamuko on Saturday May 23, 2020 @04:29AM (#23281144)
>But the amount of companies that would give a brand new MBP to a newcomer are in the single digit percentages.

What, for developers? Usually tech companies emphasize that they'll get you the kind of tools that you want. I personally got a brand new 15-inch MacBook Pro after I joined my current workplace right out of school.

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Re:Just some red flags. No big deal. Just ignore them by raverbashing on Saturday May 23, 2020 @04:39AM (#23281204)
Outside of the "web startup" scene (in first world countries, especially) getting a MBP is rare.
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Re:Just some red flags. No big deal. Just ignore them by ginko on Saturday May 23, 2020 @04:47AM (#23281252)
I don't care all that much about what kind of laptop I get (or if I even get one, never requested one from my employer) but they better provide a proper desktop workstation with a full keyboard and large screen.
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