For the first time, Apple Inc. dropped out of the top spot in the computer reliability ranking of Rescuecom Corp., a U.S. chain of service shops, and ended in third place behind a pair of Asian computer makers that specialize in laptops.
Apple's Macs, which led all comers in Rescuecom's rankings during 2007 and 2008, were beaten in the first quarter of 2009 by machines sold by Asustek Computer, better known as Asus, and Lenovo. Following Apple in fourth through sixth place were Toshiba, Acer and Hewlett-Packard, respectively.
Where Google Chrome security fails: the password I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
- Dann
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