Using whatever editor or CLI you want sounds like a nice touch, might not be so expected in such a big company.
Does this extend to browsers? Is it open to use Firefox or Opera or Chrome as your main personal web browser, or is there a corporate mandate to use Internet Explorer on every desktop within Microsoft?
(I know the OP on wordpress may not read this here, but any other input is welcome)
It's typical for Microsofties to use IE, search on Bing, etc. simply for dogfooding purposes, but it's not a specific requirement.
It does draw some raised eyebrows if you show up at the office with, say, a personal laptop that's a MacBook and a paired iPhone, but it's at the level of good-natured ribbing rather than actual managerial disapproval or job problems. I would usually say "Yes, but I convinced a family member to buy an XBox 360, so my corporate loyalty karma evens out!"
There's no mandate (that I know of), but there is a strong culture of dogfooding that tends to push one to using IE. There's also many intranet sites that won't work without ActiveX.
But certainly no one's dropped by my office to ask me to stop using my alternate browser (I tend to separate my usage by my usage patterns. Work stuff on IE, personal stuff on the non-IE browser).
Does this extend to browsers? Is it open to use Firefox or Opera or Chrome as your main personal web browser, or is there a corporate mandate to use Internet Explorer on every desktop within Microsoft?
(I know the OP on wordpress may not read this here, but any other input is welcome)