London:
Web search group Google is phasing out internal use of rival Microsoft Windows operating system because of security concerns following a Chinese hacking incident, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Citing several Google employees, the FT said the decision to move to other operating systems including Apple Mac OS and opening source Linux began in earnest in January after Google's Chinese operations were hacked.
Internet security firm McAfee Inc said at the time the cyber attacks on Google and other business had exploited a previously unknown flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, which was vulnerable on all recent versions of Windows.
The Financial Times quoted one Google employees as saying: "We're not doing any more Windows. It is a security effort." Another said: "Getting a new Windows machine now requires CIO approval."
Google said in a statement: "We're always working to improve the efficiency of our business, but we do not comment on specific operational matters."
Google, which already offers e-mail, Web and other software products that compete with Microsoft's offerings, is developing its own operating system based on its Chriome browser. It will initially target netbooks, or inexpensive, pared-down notebook PCs
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