Google is phasing out its use of Microsoft's Windows on desktops, citing security concerns stemming from the recent Chinese hacking incident

It must be nice to be a Google employee.  You get to work with the smartest engineers out there.  You get gourmet cafeteria food and all kinds of amenities.  But best of all, you aren't given some generic, locked-down PC that you aren't familiar with.  You get to pick what platform you want to be on:  Mac, Windows, or Linux.

Well, you were able to pick Windows, but now that option is off the table according to a story today from the Financial Times.

They get quotes from a number of employees who say the reasoning behind the move is security-related and specifically a result of the recent Chinese hacking incident...

• "We're not doing any more Windows. It is a security effort"
• "Many people have been moved away from [Windows] PCs, mostly towards Mac OS, following the China hacking attacks"
• "Particularly since the China scare, a lot of people here are using Macs for security"

The recent Chinese hacking of Google was done through Microsoft (MSFT) Windows computers on the Google's (GOOG) corporate network.

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