After the security breach a couple of months back which involved China and Google, a lot of the computer forensic details have been posted and analyzed. Many believe that this is the cause of Google choosing to drop Windows and offer Mac or Linux to its employees. The Official company blog offer the most plausible reason to me, and in a word it's efficiency.
Using Windows results in increase in costs because of lost productivity and lingering security worries. Google employees do not want to be the next one to fall victim to hacks. Believe it or not a lot of Google employees use Apple Macs, so letting them continue to use them is just common sense.
The use of Linux does not require huge resource since Linux is free. Linux can be downloaded and installed on existing PCs.
Mac and Linux are good operating systems but they are not bullet proof. But shifting their system to both is just practical and efficient.
Using Windows results in increase in costs because of lost productivity and lingering security worries. Google employees do not want to be the next one to fall victim to hacks. Believe it or not a lot of Google employees use Apple Macs, so letting them continue to use them is just common sense.
The use of Linux does not require huge resource since Linux is free. Linux can be downloaded and installed on existing PCs.
Mac and Linux are good operating systems but they are not bullet proof. But shifting their system to both is just practical and efficient.
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