Claiming it was scared into reality by the Chinese hacking attacks of late last year, Google is phasing out employee usage of the Windows operating system due to security concerns, according to a report in the Financial Times. At least that’s the cover story being provided by unnamed Google employees quoted in the FT article. An official response from the company isn’t exactly offering a straight-up denial. “We’re always working to improve the efficiency of our business, but we don’t comment on specific operational matters,” Google spokesperson Jay Nancarrow told TechNewsWorld.
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Google Closes the Blinds on Windows
Posted by: Renay San Miguel June 1, 2010 01:38 PMClaiming it was scared into reality by the Chinese hacking attacks of late last year, Google is phasing out employee usage of the Windows operating system due to security concerns, according to a report in the Financial Times. At least that’s the cover story being provided by unnamed Google employees quoted in the FT article. An official response from the company isn’t exactly offering a straight-up denial. “We’re always working to improve the efficiency of our business, but we don’t comment on specific operational matters,” Google spokesperson Jay Nancarrow told TechNewsWorld.