Do Google employees get macbooks?

When I was at Google, all new hires get a choice of type of laptop. The most popular choice was for a MacBook but the other option was for a ThinkPad with either Windows or Linux installed. This is in addition to the desktop machine employee are issued at their desk.

What type of computers do Google employees use?

The choices are: Linux laptop (Dell XPS), MacBook Pro 13/15, MacBook Air, Chromebook pixel. The MacBook’s are by far the most popular choice – to the extent that you’ll stand out if you bring a non-mac to a meeting. Desktops: Almost all engineers get a Linux desktop (a custom Debian-based distro).

Do Apple employees use Apple products?

“So Apple employees don’t just use Macs—they use really buggy Macs, often with really buggy apps. People on the iOS teams often use really buggy iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches, too. This ensures that the company catches a lot of bugs before anyone on the outside ever sees the software.”

Do Microsoft employees use iPhone?

With Android claiming 84\% share and the iPhone approximately 15\%, statistically speaking, most Microsoft employees use iPhones and Android phones. There are some die-hard Windows phone fans among Microsoft’s ranks, however. Just as with the non-Microsoft employee fan base, however, that number’s decreasing.

Do Apple employees get free MacBook?

No. Apple employees don’t get anything Apple free. They get a 25\% discount on some purchases – like one Mac at 25\% off. They also have a “Friends & Family” discount of 15\%.

Does Elon Musk use Apple?

Musk has been using iPhones since at least 2012, and he still uses iPhone today. He’s even mentioned his iPhone and iPad in interviews. Elon Musk, like millions of other people, is an Apple user.

What do Google employees use on their phones?

You can see Google employees using iphones, yahoo mail, facebook, whatsapp, Firefox, Vimeo and many such products for which Google has competing products. It is considered normal, and discussing merits and issues of the competing products is considered healthy. However, this is not true for many companies. Beware!

Why should you give employees access to Apple products?

And when employees have access to tools they know and love, the whole organization benefits from greater engagement, a newfound culture of ownership, and improved employee retention and loyalty. Progressive companies everywhere are recognizing this need and giving their entire workforce full access to Apple products through employee choice.

Why do so many people at Google use Macs?

Mac computers are the only platform that allows to run all three OSes (OSX, Windows, Linux) flawlessly. Which is essential for testing web applications under all browsers. OSX is also the only platform that allows development of iOS applications (for iPhone and iPad). Anyway that’s my guess as to why there are so many people using Macs at Google.

Does Google use the iPhone for testing?

So, Google would actually prefer that a number of employees use the iPhone so that their iPhone apps can be tested better. Not to mention, using competing products is necessary to know your own standing against the competition.