Microsoft picks security for the enterprise win

Microsoft picks security for the enterprise win:

Microsoft is betting that good security support will be key to keeping its enterprise customers from straying to rivals.

At the kickoff of the company's Ignite conference for IT professionals, Microsoft executives unveiled a number of advanced security services, and took jabs at competitor Google for not being as mindful of security.

"Google takes no responsibility to update their customers' devices, leaving end-users and businesses increasingly exposed every day they use their Android devices," said Terry Myerson, Microsoft's executive vice president of operating systems. "Google just ships a big pile of code, and then leaves you exposed with no commitments."

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