FAA to Ditch Microsoft

The FAA has had so much trouble with Microsoft products that they are considering moving away from all Microsoft products.

In a recent Informationweek interview, FAA chief information officer David Bowen said he's taking a close look at the Premier Edition of Google Apps as he mulls replacements for the agency's Windows XP-based desktop computers and laptops. Bowen cited several reasons why he finds Google Apps attractive. "It's a different sort of computing strategy," he said. "It takes the desktop out of the way so you're running a very thin client. From a security and management standpoint that would have some advantages."

This move would also include using Linux as an operating system to replace XP.

We do live in interesting times.