• tiramichu@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    They mentioned “install an alternative operating system” - which on hardware sold for Windows implies wanting to install Linux.

    It’s a sadly common thing in ‘enterprise’ that Linux is looked down upon because businesses don’t trust anything you don’t pay for or doesn’t come with a big name attached and a costly support agreement to match. Which is why this person mentions Mac. Not because they are elitist but because willingness to support Mac is effectively a test case.

    The person is saying "They will only provide Windows hardware. they won’t let me install Linux on it, and if I ask for a Mac (which also comes from a big and ‘proper’ company by the way!) they won’t even allow that either.

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      8 days ago

      I think this person actually wants to run linux, but they are using Mac as a test case.

      They mentioned “install an alternative operating system” - which on hardware sold for Windows very much implies Linux.

      But if Linux is a no, and even macos is a no - which is from a “big and proper organisation” with support agreements and everything - then the company is obviously a lost cause who are dead-set on windows for life for all time.

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          I think this person actually wants to run linux, but they are using Mac as a test case.

          They mentioned “install an alternative operating system” - which on hardware sold for Windows very much implies Linux.

          But if Linux is a no, and even macos is a no - which is from a “big and proper organisation” with support agreements and everything - then the company is obviously a lost cause who are dead-set on windows for life for all time.

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              I think this person actually wants to run linux, but they are using Mac as a test case.

              They mentioned “install an alternative operating system” - which on hardware sold for Windows very much implies Linux.

              But if Linux is a no, and even macos is a no - which is from a “big and proper organisation” with support agreements and everything - then the company is obviously a lost cause who are dead-set on windows for life for all time.

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          7 days ago

          Whoops. I commented, decided to rephrase and edited. But it didn’t result in an edit and I didn’t notice as that’s when I went to bed.