Ask HN: Which Mac do Apple employees use?

#1

Post by offsky » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 3:43 PM UTC

There has been a lot of talk recently about Apple abandoning the desktop market, or at least the professional desktop market. Im wondering if someone can comment about which machines are used by Apple employees to do their job at Apple.

Are Apple's own programmers using 3 year old Mac Pros?

Re: Ask HN: Which Mac do Apple employees use?

#2

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 3:55 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Which Mac do Apple employees use?

#3

Post by Shalle135 » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 4:12 PM UTC

I weren't a programmer - but I used an Late 2011' iMac 21.5" up until I quit last year. So no they don't get a new computer every year unless your someone who's using it for marketing.

Re: Ask HN: Which Mac do Apple employees use?

#4

Post by jathu » Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 5:14 PM UTC

"Most people had a plain 27" iMac. Fusion drives were not even allowed." - Max Howell

https://twitter.com/mxcl/status/792050644093902848

Re: Ask HN: Which Mac do Apple employees use?

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Post by IsabeWint345 » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 4:48 AM UTC

I can used late 2013 i"mac 22.5".So no they don't get a new computer every year unless your someone who's using it for marketing.

Re: Ask HN: Which Mac do Apple employees use?

#6

Post by Jonnax » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 12:54 PM UTC

Shalle135 wrote: post #3

I weren't a programmer - but I used an Late 2011' iMac 21.5" up until I quit last year. So no they don't get a new computer every year unless your someone who's using it for marketing.

Do people work from home at all? Are they given employee laptops?

Re: Ask HN: Which Mac do Apple employees use?

#7

Post by wskinner » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 1:21 PM UTC

When I worked there until mid 2015, I had a top-spec retina MBP mated to a pair of thunderbolt monitors. It was definitely possible to get a Mac Pro if you wanted one, but you needed to express some kind of need.