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Chrome OS Designed To Start Microsoft Death Spiral
Al writes "Technology Review has a feature article that explores the business strategy underlying Google's decision to develop its Linux-based operating system, Chrome OS. Writer G. Pascal Zachary argues that Eric Schmidt has identified a sea-change in the software business, as signaled by Microsoft's recent problems and by the advancement of cloud computing. Zachary notes that Larry Page and Sergey Brin have pushed to develop a slick, open-source alternative to Windows for around six years (with the rationale that improving access to the Web would ultimately benefit Google), but that Schmidt has always refused. While developing Chrome OS is a significant gamble for Google, Zachary believe it will exploit Microsoft's historical weakness in terms of networking and internet functionality, forcing its rival to better serve Google's core business goals, whilst initiating its own steady, slow-motion decline."
Yet for all the extra "security" it still is always the first to fall system to get owned at the Pwn2Own contest....and just lacks some basic security Windows has had for years; DEP, Network Access Protection, Kernel Patch Protection, and Address space layout randomization to name but a few that Windows has had for years. Security is always done in layers; and there's just more baked into Windows than Mac OS, period.
People see so many malware infested Windows machines because they see so many Windows machines. Why would you only target 10% of the computing world?
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