Google To Abandon Use Of Windows For Sake Of Security

Google is abandoning the use of Windows following the China attacks. Windows and Internet Explorer have been implicated as fundamental problem areas in security for the company.

The Financial Times originally posted a story that the search giant is phasing out the use of Windows internally to beef up security to prevent future attacks. New hires are no longer offered Windows PCs--only Mac OS or Linux is now offered. If a particular employee needs to keep using Windows for a certain reason, they need to get permission from “quite senior levels.”