__/ [ Peter Köhlmann ] on Monday 04 December 2006 12:56 \__
> B Gruff wrote:
>
>> On Monday 04 December 2006 12:36 Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Why I am afraid of Windows Vista
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Dawn decided that Vista wasn't worth the upgrade if she didn?t even
>>> | get the pretty bells and whistles, besides, using a computer without
>>> | your mouse might be pretty annoying!
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.philoking.com/2006/12/03/why-i-am-afraid-of-windows-vista/
>>>
>>>
>>> There's a recurring theme here (scare/fear)...
>>
>> Oh indeed.
>>
>> In fact, I keep bursting out laughing at some of the trolls in this group
>> who keep asking Linux users here "Why are you so afraid of Vista?"
>>
>> It appears to me that Linux users are not afraid of it in the slightest,
>> but the more I read the more convinced I become that current Windows users
>> are increasingly starting to fear it.....
>
> As they rightfully should
>
> After all, *lots* of games will not run any more, several apps working fine
> on XP cease to function at all and high-end audio cards will work as cheap
> soundblaster clones at best or not at all
Not to mention security software...
Will Vista attacks come sooner or later?
,----[ Quote ]
| ...while Vista may be available to business users today, installing
| it and connecting a Vista PC to the Internet is not wise. Only one of
| ^^^^^^^^^^
| the top four security vendors--McAfee--has antivirus tools ready for
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| the new operating system. Microsoft itself advises users not to run
| Vista without antivirus software.
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http://news.com.com/2324-12640_3-6140188.html
Also:
Sophos Claim: One-Third Of November's Malware Can Breach Vista
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| Although Vista's integrated e-mail client stopped all 10 pieces
| of malware that made November's list of most common threats, three
| bypassed Vista's built-in defenses when a third-party e-mail client
| was used.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196600583&subSection=Breaking+News
> Yup, thats progress. Keep people in the upgrade treadmill, with software
> *and* hardware
Or networking...
Cisco exec: Windows Vista is scary
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| "Parts of Vista scare me," Gleichauf said at the Gartner Security Summit
| here on Monday. "Anything with that level of systems complexity will have
| new threats, as well as bringing new solutions. It's always a struggle
| in security, trying to build for what you don't know."
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6116823.html
Best wishes,
Roy
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