Just a joke. I doubt any big companies, other than Apple, are using Macs for development. Some companies I have worked for don't care what you use. If you use a Mac though, you are completely on your own but I fail to see that as a deterrent.
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Kfir Shay <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert you might have said that as a joke but all the startups I have > been part of were 100% Mac for developers. > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Robert Casto <[email protected]> > wrote: > > They must have all been Mac users. > > > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Kerry Sainsbury <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> It's a fairly standard list, although you'll often see people being > forced > >> to use IE6. Some of these restrictions need to be relaxed for > developers, > >> and they usually are in my experience. > >> > >> My favourite restriction was one corporate that had blocked the use of > the > >> right-mouse button. Beat that! > >> > >> Cheers > >> Kerry > >> > >> On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 9:24 AM, [email protected] > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> I am curious... I work for a large software vendor and our policies > >>> are: > >>> > >>> -windows only (XP) > >>> -outside IM is banned (we have internal jabber server) > >>> -mandatory software that tracks every piece of software installed on > >>> your machine > >>> -manual proxy that tracks every outgoing web url (no banned urls tho) > >>> -skype is strictly forbidden > >>> -no use of SaaS software for company information > >>> -virus checker on every machine, including servers (kills performance > >>> on builds) > >>> -encrypted harddrives > >>> -itunes is banned > >>> -VPN policy forces all traffic to be routed over internet > >>> > >>> The reasons behind this are supposedly that the company must track all > >>> information for legal purposes. > >>> > >>> So I'm curious - do companies like Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Intel > >>> have policies like this? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >>> "The Java Posse" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "The Java Posse" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > > > > > -- > > Robert Casto > > www.IWantFreeShipping.com > > Find Amazon Filler Items easily! > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Robert Casto www.IWantFreeShipping.com Find Amazon Filler Items easily! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
