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Re: [News] Linux Much More Secure Than Windows, Argues Chief Technology Officer

  • Subject: Re: [News] Linux Much More Secure Than Windows, Argues Chief Technology Officer
  • From: William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:30:46 +0000
  • Code: U++++ L+++
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: The Orbiting Anvil & Spamhammer Company
  • Os: Kubuntu 1.10 - Edgy Eft
  • References: <1206110.AKng8mcTp6@schestowitz.com>
  • User-agent: pan 0.118 (debian)
  • Xref: ellandroad.demon.co.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:470498
On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:10:49 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:

<snip>
 
> US lost $8 billion to computer crime
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Consumer reports' latest "State of the Net" survey has revealed that US
> | punters lost more than $8 billion over the last two years to viruses,
> | spyware and con tricks.
> ` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33554

IMO they've lost a lot more than that over the last 23 years to con
tricks. The first windows release was in 1983 & Fista will be released in
2007....that's one *long* con trick IMO.

-- 
When I hear of a long time smoker dying of lung cancer 
I think "That's too bad, but they made their choices". 
When I hear about companies getting screwed by Microsoft, 
I think the same thing. 

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