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The story goes on to quote several employees claiming that clearance from "senior levels" is required to stay on Windows and that Microsoft's operating system is distrusted by definition at the company. Although Google has declined to comment on the matter, something feels greatly exaggerated about this so-called 'purge'. For starters, the largest share of Google visitors is Windows-based, so no matter how web-centric and platform independent the company aims to be, it still makes sense to prioritize development and thoroughly test their products on Windows.
Microsoft's operating system and its Internet Explorer web browser have a reputation for being vulnerable to attacks. It should be noted, however, that the system compromised at Google back in January was running Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP and logged in as Administrator. In other words, at fault was a 9 year old browser on a platform that is two versions out of date. It doesn't seem like a serious effort at security was really made.
Microsoft has made some significant security improvements in the newest versions of Windows. On the other hand, Linux and Macs, while not necessarily more secure, in most cases don't have enough market share to justify coding malware for them. The Windows ban -- if real -- probably isn't company-wide and may be at least in part a way to promote the use of Google's upcoming Chrome OS.
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I kinda agree that Windows plays catch up alot. However, I see it more on a superficial "fluff" kinda way. How the buttons are presented, the look and feel of the OS, that kinda thing.
As far as the stuff nobody can see, such as RAM management, file management, security, etc, I have no comment.
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dudes, oh the irony. (passes it on)What everybody fails to consider is this; M$ is not a manufacturer of computers, and charges for its OS software accordingly. The Mac OS will only go into the Mac. Since Mac price to performance is typically poor when compared to a given PC, you have to think that the Mac OS price has been offset by overcharging for the hardware in the first place. Face it, if everybody that runs a Mac thinks they're getting a great deal on the newest OS, they'll continue to buy the overpriced hardware, now won't they?
~ (cough) I'm mostly a windows guy but seriously, I get tired of this playing catchup with mac all the time and constantly fixing my friends Windows machines (another 2 coming by today). I do have to fix my friends macs too sometimes but the problems are usually so minor in comparison. It's not like Windows is cheap either - the full mcoy (Ultimate) is 3 - 4 X the purchase price of OSX. And all that copy protection BS just sucks too. Just seems like Windows = pain for many - sure they save bucks on the cheaper hardware but I have to question if it is worth the downtime and headaches for the average user?.
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dese biggies !!!! biggies!!!!!!!!! hv dey ever spared a thot on d matter dt during al ds hulla bullu wt will happen to those who hv only windows to access net!!!!!!! unka kya hoga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! plz jat spare a thot!!!!!!!!
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dese biggies !!!! biggies!!!!!!!!! hv dey ever spared a thot on d matter dt during al ds hulla bullu wt will happen to those who hv only windows to access net!!!!!!! unka kya hoga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! plz jat spare a thot!!!!!!!!Written like a man with an ink pen in his behind. Congratulations, that's no mean feat. You should try out for "Minute to Win It".
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Sigh.
I don't even bother to try to decipher what they say anymore, its just not worth it. Its usually some early teenager anyway, who really cares about them?
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unka kya hoga
Perhaps, there will be a Hindi version of Techspot, someday. .
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Class is Dismissed...Forever. You See, There's no Point.
Sigh.The truly scary part is, while you simply don't bother to decipher what they say, the're literally incapable of of deciphering it. And yet, they're the ones who've written it.I don't even bother to try to decipher what they say anymore, its just not worth it. Its usually some early teenager anyway, who really cares about them?
When will you jump on the captaincranky bandwagon, and just insult them for saying it, without any attempt being made to decipher, decode, or throw federal money at the problem? Oh sure, that's a bit harsh, but really, why try to do something, if failure is a foregone conclusion
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