__/ [ Linonut ] on Tuesday 06 March 2007 12:36 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Kelsey Bjarnason belched out this bit o'
> wisdom:
>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6418965.stm
>>
>> "Hey, we took last place making the OS secure, what did you *expect*?"
>
> In spite of the lip service and having their own product, Team
> Solutions, one really has to wonder if security is a priority at
> Microsoft.
It is rather ironic and sad. In the past, when Microsoft didn't need
security, it neglected it, in order to elevate ease of use. Now that it
truly needs security (the Internet has arrived), it cannot really afford it.
Investors want to increase number of sales, regardless of purpose. It's like
selling cigarettes and remedies for tobacco (or lung surgeries) at the same
time.
Symantec: Microsoft conflict of interest is damaging internet
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| Symantec's chief executive has lambasted Microsoft for a dangerous
| conflict of interest as both the provider of an operating system
| and seller of software designed to secure its users.
|
| [...]
|
| Thompson told RSA delegates: "You wouldn't want the company that is
| keeping your books to audit your books. The same logic should apply.
| You wouldn't want the company that created your company's operating
| platform to be the one that is securing it from a broad range of
| threats. It's a huge conflict of interest."
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/07/symantec_thompson_microsoft/
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