-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Tomasz Rola wrote: > > I could not possibly disagree more. They are blaming the discoverers > > of their flaws for their security problems. That's not only poor > > judgment, it's deceptive to the consumer. > > Contrary to the popular belief I don't think they are able to judge > poorly. Remember, they have bigger part or so of the market - this was > not done by a chance. Having a large share of the market means they have only succeeded in avoiding similar mistakes in marketing. Most customers don't care about security; they only care about convenience. That doesn't excuse Microsoft's gross oversights with respect to security. > They may not be very subtle but I don't think they are stupid and they > can patch their deficiencies with brute force when required. Okay, I require clarification on this. What do you mean "they can patch their deficiences with brute force"? Explain that. > Their real problem, at least for me, is that there is no mandatory > applying of security patches. How do you propose to make it mandatory? Passage of more laws? How will those laws be enforced across national boundaries? Will violations of those laws be an offense subject to extradition? It's all fine and dandy to suggest a panacea to the problems we face, but there are far greater logistical concerns to make sure those ideas are even workable. All told, the whole mess would be resolved if Microsoft (and other vendors) simply released only products that were more secure than they are today. An ounce of prevention and all that. > > That's not just stupid, it's just another shining example of their > > anti-competitive tactics. > > Well, why do you think that business is about competition :-). It's > about making money and nothing else. Tell me something I don't already know. The bottom line is that Microsoft is selling a wolf and calling it a sheep. They claim they want what's best for the user, but they go out of their way to destroy all that opposes them. I don't fault them for ambition, but I do fault them for hypocrisy and dishonesty. - -Jay ( ( _______ )) )) .-"There's always time for a good cup of coffee."-. >====<--. C|~~|C|~~| (>------ Jay D. Dyson - jdysonat_private ------<) | = |-' `--' `--' `- Peace without justice is life without living. -' `------' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: See http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/ for current keys. iQCVAwUBO88Lx7lDRyqRQ2a9AQEO/AQAmQtz/8pW3zfM4siwpg8g7RJWuAxd0Vr7 VvxQ21oacDXCdo2Sc5s/3IJjsu+KIC+zhnd5PwLOv+EkNgjZAcD4QTCAaaLtbgRj 7Mn6lsGBmcmMPljq2kCiholj9t5T3eKq0d7TjbyP94iOjRymH0+9GE+Cof/mH83b 7m05IL+7ay0= =eja/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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