48: Mac or PC? You don’t have to pick a side

I’m writing about 100 things I’ve learned about product management.

If you lived in the UK or US at the time, you may remember the Apple adverts from a years ago gently mocking their competitor, Microsoft:

I’ve learned that it’s perfectly fine not to pick a side.

Back in late October 2014, I joined Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Digital as their head of product. First thing on day one, they handed me a svelte MacBook Air. My own ThinkPad, which until that point I had considered rather pleasing,...