Microsoft Windows is prohibited at Gitlab
&gt;&gt; GitLab approves the use of Linux, and Apple&#x27;s macOS. Microsoft Windows is prohibited for the following reasons:<p><pre><code>    Due to Microsoft Windows&#x27; dominance in desktop operating systems, Windows is the platform most targetted by spyware, viruses, and ransomware.

    macOS is preinstalled on Apple computers and Linux is available free of charge. To approve the use of Windows, GitLab would have to purchase Windows Professional licenses, as Windows Home Edition does not satisfy GitLab&#x27;s security guidelines.

    As many purchases of laptops have occurred with employees making the purchases and then being reimbursed by GitLab, a remote employee would typically be making a purchase of a laptop pre-loaded with Windows Home Edition.
    Windows Home Edition is notoriously hard to secure.


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edit: after thinking about this for a bit, it occurs to me that their main competitor is github and that maybe they just aren&#x27;t very excited to use MSFT products?