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[–] jadedwench@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't know what everyone else's case is, but my work provides a laptop. None of my home machines have Windows, but the work laptop does.

[–] zingo@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, many workplaces here do not offer a laptop, its more of "bring your own device" kinda thing.

But of course, some do.