Re:Microsoft Windows is prohibited at Gitlab
by ozim on Friday August 05, 2022 @06:21PM
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Take into account that they prohibit Windows Home specifically.
In my company I am dealing with buying laptops for new hires - there is no way I am buying laptop with Windows Home edition.
That is problem with explaining people that they should buy laptop with Windows Professional. Whatever the cost is - company is paying. New hires are shy to expense company THAT is the problem.
So I think problem is that people try to buy cheapest laptop they can to "be cheap".
If my company would be on scale of GitLab I probably would not be able to control that but I am specifically buying laptops via my manager - and there is no way we would buy Windows Home laptop.
In my company I am dealing with buying laptops for new hires - there is no way I am buying laptop with Windows Home edition.
That is problem with explaining people that they should buy laptop with Windows Professional. Whatever the cost is - company is paying. New hires are shy to expense company THAT is the problem.
So I think problem is that people try to buy cheapest laptop they can to "be cheap".
If my company would be on scale of GitLab I probably would not be able to control that but I am specifically buying laptops via my manager - and there is no way we would buy Windows Home laptop.