What operating system do Google employees use? (2023)

What operating system do Google employees use?

The Linux builds for workstations allowed are the ones built by the corp workstation OS team, currently based on Debian, but you can more or less configure them how you like. Many engineers have a Chromebook as well as a corp laptop.

Google's preferred OS for its employees is OS X, and not Windows, Linux or even its own Chrome OS. Google's preferred desktop OS for its employees is Mac, and not Windows, Linux or even its own Chrome OS.

Originally Answered: What laptop do people at Google use? People are offered three choices: A Chromebook pixel, a MacBook Pro/Air or a Lenovo ThinkPad with a custom Linux install.

> At Google, employees can chose from four different operating systems: Mac OS, Chrome OS, Goobuntu, and, yes, Windows.

The company supports most operating systems, including Windows, Linux and its own Chrome OS. Google System Engineer, Clay Caviness, says: "There was a time when Macs were a small part of the Google fleet, but as of now if you start at Google and want to use a platform other than Mac you have to make a business case."

Pretty much all software engineers have Linux on their main desktop computer. On their laptops it's mostly MacOS or ChromeOS.

Goobuntu was a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS (long-term support). It was used by almost 10,000 Google employees. It added a number of packages for in-house use, including security features and disabled the installation of some applications, but was otherwise similar.

Yes there is a group of MS employees who use Apple computers. They're the dev team who make MS Office for the Mac among other OS X related apps.

The Surface Laptop Go is perfect for employees who are focused on using the common Microsoft 365 and Office 365 apps and midrange third-party apps. Key features: Surface Laptop Go comes with a 12.4-in.

Does Google give free laptop?

According to reports, Google has started sending out free laptops to Microsoft Azure partners in order to attract them to try out Google Cloud. It now turns out that Google is trying promote Google Cloud with almost every Microsoft Azure partner which includes high-end resellers and enterprises who use the services.

While Google has its own operating system, Android, a large number of the company's almost 100,000 employees use iPhones for their work, and the firm releases much of its software on both Android and Apple's iOS.

Apple products are built in factories that run on ... Microsoft Windows.

A lot of people have wondered over the years why Google has two operating systems, Android and the newer Chrome OS. Unlike Android, a mobile and tablet platform, Chrome OS runs on desktop.