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Japan Considers Moving Away From Windows

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the like-a-slow-moving-dinosaur-is-the-LDP dept.

dm24_99 writes "According to this article at Japan Today, the Japanese government is considering abandoning Microsft Windows in a plan to boost computer security within the government. The government is very interested in alternatives, especially Linux." Of course, like the bank reform being proposed, who knows when this will actually happen.

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  1. Re:It is a good tactic by Dave2+Wickham · · Score: 0, Redundant

    1) Get Windows everywhere
    2) Start to lose Windows for Linux
    3) ???
    4) Loss of profit!

    Sory, couldn't resist... /me puts on some asbesdos.