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01 Jun 2010
Google has made an internal decision to ditch Microsoft's Windows operating system in response to perceived security issues, according to a report in The Financial Times.
The article cites statements from a number of Google employees, but the company declined to confirm or deny the story when contacted by V3.co.uk.
"We are always working to improve the efficiency of our business, but we do not comment on specific operational matters," said a spokesman.
The decision to drop Windows followed the hacking attacks on Google in January, which the company believes originated in China.
"We are not doing any more Windows. It is a security effort," one Google employee told The Financial Times.
"Many people have been moved away from [Windows] PCs, mostly towards Mac OS, following the China hacking attacks," said another.
The report also claims that new employees at Google are given the choice between Apple Macs or Linux-based PCs.
"Linux is open source and we feel good about it," said one new starter, according to the report. "Microsoft we don't feel so good about."
However, while the current choice is limited to Mac or Linux, it may not be long before Google rolls out its Chrome operating system across the firm.
One worker said that a lot of effort is being made internally to encourage the use of Chrome. "They want to run things on Chrome," they said.
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To Edgar Mills: No, Google's services are web-standards based, not OS-based. I can use Google's services from my PC, MAC, Linux box, and Solaris Unix Server. The OS is not important anymore. The search secuurity feature you are referring to is not even a Google product - it is a plugin made by symantec. McAfee also makes a similar one.
Posted by: Don Andrews 04 Jun 2010
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No, Google has decided to run Mac OS or Linux instead at their operating sites. Regardless of your Operating System at home, you will always be able to use HTTP services Google has to offer. That is the beauty about the internet, html code can be interpreted by a browser running any OS.
Posted by: Alex 04 Jun 2010
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Hello does this mean people running windows wont be able to use google,if so,what will happen to people running gmail instead of any of the others,will they still be able to use that,as in my case I dont use anything from google except that as I use norton seach engine as its more secure that google I thing,it lets u view what are risk sites and what are not and no other search engine that ive found does that
Posted by: ,Edgar Mills 03 Jun 2010