Totally missed opportunity! They should have gone for Linux if they are really serious.
Best regards, Victor van Reijswoud On Jul 23, 2010, at 19:20, Kiggundu Mukasa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > http://www.watblog.com/2010/06/02/windows-out-mac-in-says-google/ > > Google is phasing out the Microsoft Windows Operating system and replacing it > with Apple Macs for the employees at all locations including the 4 offices in > India. Make no mistake, this change is not one of the luxury gifts that the > company hands out every now and then and neither does it have a fancy reason > attached. The reason behind the big change is security. Google has faced > security threats on windows and are moving to a safer OS that is Mac. > > n this security effort, they have slowly started distributing Mac in its > locations and it will be a gradual phase out. It is obvious that employees > will need time to get hands on the OS but most of them are up for it. Windows > is known for being more vulnerable to attacks by hackers and more susceptible > to computer viruses than other operating systems. Windows also owes its > vulnerability to its popularity. It’s the most at-risk operating system for > cyber attacks. Getting new windows machines will require higher authority > approval at Google going forward. > > The change is all the more welcomed after the China cyber attacks that > happened recently. Anyhow, it’s only a matter of time when its very own > operating system chrome OS will be ready for use. Chrome OS is not the usual > operating system. It essentially would be a Web browser that includes OS > necessities such as file storage, peripherals support and security. The good > news is the Google Chrome for Mac has already joined windows and Linux league > and is now a stable browser. This announcement was made at the Official > Google Mac Blog. > > For now, its bye bye Windows – Welcome aboard Mac ! > Stay safe. > > > > > -- Acta Virum Probant -- > > - ---- > Kiggundu Mukasa > SERVAL LTD. > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 772 972255 > +256 414 571779 > Fax: +256 312 262122 > > http://serval.ug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- >
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