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superduperenigma@lemmy.world 6 months agoMy company was pushing MacBooks and iMacs on developers for years, now they’re reversing course. I’m guessing it’s a combination of the upfront cost and the hassle of enterprise administration, tech support, and security having to officially handle 2 different OS’s. It’s much easier to have everyone on similar setups, and Windows is basically the “default” OS for corporate users.
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The new arch continues to mess up brew, which is by far what people use for development on the platform. In addition, docker and other custom tools are paid on Mac but free on Linux. With companies tightening their belts, Linux is starting to make financial sense.
LeonenTheDK@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
What’s this about Docker not being free on MacOS? I have it installed and use it for dev work and it didn’t cost anything.
darkevilmac@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
Docker desktop has a license that restricts commercial use depending on the size of your company/employer.
Use Colima to be on the safe side.
LeonenTheDK@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Ah right on thanks for the info, I had no idea. My company is less than 10 people with single digit million revenue so it appears we’re not violating anything. I knew they had a paid service, but none of that seems unique to MacOS.