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June 01, 2010
Google Said To Be Dumping Windows Over Security Concerns
By Doug Caverly
One of the world's most successful technology companies will stop using Microsoft Windows due to security concerns, according to a new report. Unnamed Google employees even hinted that Windows was partly to blame for allowing Chinese hackers to carry out a successful attack.

A Googler told David Gelles and Richard Waters of the Financial Times, "We're not doing any more Windows. It is a security effort."

Another anonymous Google employee also added, "Many people have been moved away from [Windows] PCs, mostly towards Mac OS, following the China hacking attacks." And apparently new Google employees are now just given a choice between using Macs or PCs running Linux.

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