Microsoft Responds to Google Snub
PrintIt was widely reported earlier this week that Google had decided to pull Windows from their internal machines over security concerns and instead roll with Apple's Mac OS and Linux. So how did Microsoft take it? Not very well, is the short answer.
"When it comes to security, even hackers admit we're doing a better job making our products more secure than anyone else," Microsoft wrote in a blog post. "And it's not just the hackers; third party influential and industry leaders like Cisco tell us regularly that our focus and investment continues to surpass others."
In the blog post, Microsoft openly acknowledged the reason why Google decided to drop Windows, calling the move ironic since just a few months ago Yale University "halted their to movie to Gmail (and their move to Google's Google Apps for Education pacakge) citing both security and privacy concerns." Microsoft also took a shot at Apple, referencing an article by InfoWorld that discusses how Macs are under attack by high-risk malware.
Read the full blog post here.
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ThatAMDGuy
June 04, 2010 at 4:28pm
Well...after the debacle of security, performance, and general user friendliness that was Windows Vista,I think its just a little too early for microsoft to be throwing rocks from their glass house...Especially at linux' security...In my experiences, you have to try pretty hard to get a virus or keylogger on linux. "When it comes to security, even hackers admit we're doing a better job making our products more secure than anyone else." Well thats fine and dandy, especially considering that no one in their right mind only runs your security exclusively, so your security is some ole bs. :P And if thats the case...why did it take you so long to get conflicker figured out?(Did microsoft figure it out?) But who knows...maybe im just crazy...a copy of 7 might fix that. Any donors so i can test it out? :D
TechJunkie
June 03, 2010 at 5:40am
Mac OSX is just as suseptable to malware and virus' as Windows. It's just that hackers and such don't bother with them because of thier low market share compared to all windows OS's. If Mac OSX was to start gaining rapid market share, you bet your ass virus' will start flying and hit them hard.
I actually can't wait for this day to show SJ that he and his little apple fritters are not above the god's.
Caboose
June 03, 2010 at 7:29am
Now that Steam is on OSX, I can see their adoption rate increasing, and them becoming the target of malware more and more.
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