> we strongly encourage people to choose between the MacBook Pro and Air. We’ve had several people originally opt for various flavours of Linux, but they’ve all swapped over to Macs within 12 months.<p>I'm curious if they've swapped more because of their own personal preference, or the "strong encouragement" from your team, or some combination of both. While I completely get the added value that comes from the homogeneity of equipment in the office, as a Linux guy, I've interviewed in places where they were basically like "Yeah, we're a mac shop, and you need to be too". It was kind of a turn off. I like macs and don't mind using them, but at the end of the day I'm a big believer in going back to the tools you're most comfortable with.<p>I guess what I'm trying to ask here is, how do you strongly encourage people to go for MB Pro or MB Air, without coming off as overly pushy? Interested to hear how you strike that balance, because I agree 100% that getting most of the team on the same equipment (or roughly so) is a big plus.