Google Dumps Windows Due to China Hack?

[Silmarunya]

[citation][nom]gm0n3y[/nom]Are they going to be making Chrome OS a full-fledged desktop OS? If so, is it Linux based, or completely new? Open-source?[/citation]

It is Linux based, so the kernel is open source. However, I think (fear) the layers built upon the kernel will be closed source (there goes the core ideal of Linux).

Starting from scratch is a massive challenge, even for a company the size of Google.

And a full fledged desktop OS? Hardly. It will be aimed at the netbook market. Google wants Chrome OS to be stable, lightweight, easy to use and all these things, but not really a high performance OS like Windows or Mac OS. Think Ubuntu Netbook remix, but centred around internet and cloud based applications.

 

[kinggraves]

Google implements the best security move of all, tell everyone they've switched to Macs and continue using Windows.
"GAWD, WHY AREN'T MY UNIX HAX WORKING, GOOGLE PWNED ME"

I mean, they'll get hacked regardless, but I'm all for this publicity stunt, it lights a fire under Windows to keep up with security.

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]Silmarunya[/nom]And a full fledged desktop OS? Hardly. It will be aimed at the netbook market. Google wants Chrome OS to be stable, lightweight, easy to use and all these things, but not really a high performance OS like Windows or Mac OS. Think Ubuntu Netbook remix, but centred around internet and cloud based applications.[/citation]
That's what I thought. Then saying that their staff will all switch to Chrome OS can't be correct. Software development itself seems like it would require a 'full' OS.

 

[2 billion penguins]

Meh... no complaints about going towards linux

 

[jonathan1683]

I think they are just protecting themselves from their employees screwing up. It's easy to catch a Trojan from a site injecting code via some flash or adobe exploit. It happened to me before at work someone hacked my website and was hosting an adobe exploit that I noticed very quickly. It can happen easier to a novice end user. These exploits are not targeting apple users so it keeps them safe. I don't think they are referring to servers or systems security.

 

[tommysch]

The only security flaw in Windows is the noob sitting in front of the monitor.

 

[cscott_it]

[citation][nom]Tomtompiper[/nom]"More importantly self propogating worms and virii do exist on Linux."Name one that is out in the wild and has infected a large number of machines.It's easy to make such bold statements, but let's see how you can back them up?[/citation]

Chuck Norris (Infected Linux Based Routers) was pretty recent
Destiny I think it was called or something along those lines attached itself to several executables making it difficult to remove once infected.

Define widespread?

The people that get Viruses on Linux are the same people that would get them on any platform. If you run everything with root permissions (or as administrator in Windows) then chances are you are going to get a virus.

 

[cscott_it]

[citation][nom]cscott_it[/nom]Chuck Norris (Infected Linux Based Routers) was pretty recentDestiny I think it was called or something along those lines attached itself to several executables making it difficult to remove once infected.Define widespread?The people that get Viruses on Linux are the same people that would get them on any platform. If you run everything with root permissions (or as administrator in Windows) then chances are you are going to get a virus.[/citation]

As an aside, the main point of my first post was that the average end user can and will get infected, their OS doesn't matter.

 

[spectrewind]

[citation][nom]Snipergod87[/nom]Sweet now maybe Mac's will start getting trojans and viruses to share the love![/citation]


Crazy isn't it? In my line of work, I see all forms of computer users.... MAC, PC, a few Linux people... The opinion of the MAC person is generally the same: "MAC's can't get viruses".

At most, all I can do is grin back and thank them for their time.

 

[Gin Fushicho]

As long as they continue to make good products I don't care.

 

[digiex]

The biggest security flow is actually the user, not the OS.

 

[digiex]

Opps sorry, I mean Security Flaw.

 

[long2know]

I didn't think Google was using Microsoft products anyhow. It's a shame they are acting like Mac OSX is worth a crap though.

 

[phantomtrooper]

lol mac os is so insecure they won't even know they have been hacked

 

[Repelsteeltje]

Excellent. The more alternatives for Microsoft and Apple, the better. Now we still need an unexpected competitor for Adobe Photoshop and friends, and we might finally see real competition and better prices again in the software market...

 

[wotan31]

Sorry guys but OSX is more secure than Windows. Period. It has been on the market for TEN YEARS now. Yes, TEN YEARS. And every single year, everyone cries wolf and says "it's only a matter of time before the viruses come to Mac!" Well... where are they? What, ten years isn't enough exposure? -rolleyes-

 

[ethanolson]

This report is dubious for so many reasons. Anyway, if Google really wanted the most secure OS, they'd be running and developing OpenVMS.

 

[dameon51]

[citation][nom]wotan31[/nom]Sorry guys but OSX is more secure than Windows. Period. It has been on the market for TEN YEARS now. Yes, TEN YEARS. And every single year, everyone cries wolf and says "it's only a matter of time before the viruses come to Mac!" Well... where are they? What, ten years isn't enough exposure? -rolleyes-[/citation]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-windows-apple-mac-osx,9557.html

Their market share is too small. 10% of the PC market isn't worth the effort.

 

[bochica]

Yet wasn't Google Chrome a pretty insecure browser when it came out? I am sure the Chrome OS will have a similar problem when it is released, and the Google will be wondering what the fuck went wrong.

 

[bochica]

[citation][nom]regulas[/nom]Keep dreaming MS fanboy, OS X and Linux are both built on the UNIX foundation and are inherently more secure than DOS with a GUI.Good move Google.[/citation]
Considering a person with high school level programming can make a simple program that will for a Mac OS to not be able to start up without have to reinstall the OS itself. Not to mention, how many times have we heard a Mac OS becoming useless from a simple hack? More than once.

The reason you think Mac is so secure is that no one will waste their time attacking Mac. It isn't that you are unstoppable, you aren't. The reason Mac is "secure" is because it has not even experienced what other OS's have. In fact, even as closed as Jobs makes the OS, it is the most vulnerable OS out there.