Google bans Microsoft Windows

According to an FT report, Google has banned Microsoft Windows from internal use across the company. Going forward all employees will be given the choice between Apple's Mac OS and Linux. Of course, Google's own Chrome OS is not too far away either.

“We’re not doing any more Windows. It is a security effort,” one Google employee is reported to have said. “Many people have been moved away from [Windows] PCs, mostly towards Mac OS, following the China hacking attacks,” said another.

Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc replied to the story via a company blog post: “There’s been some coverage overnight about the security of Windows and whether or not one particular company is reducing its use of Windows. We thought this was a good opportunity to set the record straight,” he said.

“When it comes to security, even hackers admit we’re doing a better job making our products more secure than anyone else. And it’s not just the hackers; third party influentials and industry leaders like Cisco tell us regularly that our focus and investment continues to surpass others.”

You can read LeBlanc’s full response here.