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Brain dead or lunar?: Which is it? By the way, I'm only concerned with security, or lack of, in this discussion. I'm firmly convinced that Microsoft engineers enjoy the best drugs, legal or otherwise. There's no other answer other than total ignorance or insanity if the goal is operational security.

Try complete, coherent sentences written in plain English for a change. In my technical experience, they usually work better than mindless dogmatic stock holder diatribe.

Keep pill popping, smok'n, shoot'n, crack'n or whatever else you fellow "engineer"/marketeer/lawyer's do.

What you are selling smells quite nasty and guess what? Operationally, it totally blows from a profitability point of view for your "customers". But then again, why would any of you monopolist queens care?

You have your "stock" and to hell with us.

Out here,

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Just give us ten more years! Only ten more years! SloooeShflu | 01/15/04

Software isn't a car and it won't take 10 years marksashton | 01/15/04

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Windows is increasingly modular marksashton | 01/15/04

Clustering ... problems of Linux... michael-t | 01/15/04

Better cluster example Robert Crocker | 01/16/04

Try eComStation Update victim | 01/16/04

um... ryusen | 01/16/04

The Fix is IN with Longhorn Aphelion | 01/15/04

Good post Aph! SloooeShflu | 01/15/04

NOOOO!!!!! The Fix is AFTER Longhorn! Hard Cider | 01/18/04

Moon landings and airliners michael-t | 01/15/04

The Principle remains Update victim | 01/16/04

I agree with you 158% Hard Cider | 01/18/04

An airliner is an even tougher case... mds_z | 01/21/04

It's hard to say.... Heatlesssun | 01/15/04

problems ryusen | 01/16/04

Pretty pathetic effort Chad_z | 01/15/04

Customers are better off today than they were a year ago toomuchgreeatea@... | 01/15/04

Smoke and Mirrors issthatso | 01/16/04

Well, some of them are. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/17/04

customers were better off 5yrs ago than they are today stephen732@... | 01/18/04

Love 'em or hate 'em but MS EVENTUALLY get sit right marksashton | 01/15/04

Umm, what have they EVER gotten right?! SloooeShflu | 01/15/04

You are not particuarly well informed marksashton | 01/15/04

you're the expert stephen732@... | 01/15/04

Of course he is, he's a shill SloooeShflu | 01/16/04

Marky Mark? That's intelligent.... marksashton | 01/16/04

A few patent infringgement cases?! SloooeShflu | 01/16/04

OK SloooeShflu | 01/16/04

Just a matter of time ITGuy04 | 01/16/04

apples and microsfots ryusen | 01/16/04

Version 3 Mantra is Urban Myth Fred Fredrickson | 01/15/04

You're not being accurate or fair marksashton | 01/15/04

That's your opinion Fred Fredrickson | 01/16/04

One successful product? marksashton | 01/16/04

please stop smoking crack! ...i can't stop laughing stephen732@... | 01/17/04

NT Was NOT BEST. ITGuy04 | 01/16/04

Have you ever used anything else? Update victim | 01/16/04

Warp? Really? wgrobinson@... | 01/18/04

my opinions... ryusen | 01/16/04

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA MarcB_z | 01/16/04

what are they talking about? JWatson77 | 01/15/04

Ever get the feeling... matt@... | 01/15/04

If I'm not mistaken... rapson | 01/15/04

In any event Microsoft IS a monopolist SloooeShflu | 01/16/04

Let's say you're not ... Still Lynn | 01/18/04

Microsoft is a joke... gtdworak | 01/15/04

Your post is a joke if you actually believe what you wrote marksashton | 01/15/04

Unilateral knowledge michael-t | 01/15/04

Actually yes marksashton | 01/16/04

Unix is a different creature michael-t | 01/16/04

I'm No Kernel Programmer ... But I'll Bite. jjworleyeoe | 01/16/04

Clash of perspectives yields conflicts, not dialogue Still Lynn | 01/18/04

long-winded Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/18/04

Macintosh compared to Windows chrismac | 01/17/04

It's not that simple. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/18/04

lies and lies.. M_c | 01/16/04

There's a lot more to trust than security holes!!! xunil skcor | 01/16/04

The Payoff (in a related story...) MarcB_z | 01/16/04

Payoff bit_rot | 01/16/04

Non-MS users passing judgement??? No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/16/04

You seem very up to date on linux Bitty SloooeShflu | 01/16/04

I use Linux. No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/16/04

So what's the fuss then??? SloooeShflu | 01/16/04

Most people use both platforms... BitTwiddler | 01/16/04

We don't say we don't use it, we just don't LIKE using it MarcB_z | 01/16/04

Then get a new job. No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/16/04

Easy... Patrick Jones | 01/16/04

Are you still trying to milk that bull? B.O.F.H. | 01/16/04

Wake the f up. Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/17/04

Non-MS users are affected by MS security tic swayback | 01/16/04

So, you are a Mac shop yet Windows gets hit... Confused by religion | 01/16/04

You misunderstood tic swayback | 01/17/04

Her problem... Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 01/17/04

that leaves me out... ryusen | 01/16/04

Trustworthy Computing = Low Quality MS Product Lock-in brenthawkinsmd | 01/16/04

Microsoft admits.... mal_adjusted | 01/16/04

ACTIVEX biggest hole for consumers Nullifidian | 01/16/04

Patching pain jasonp@... | 01/16/04

Heck yes! bhanes@... | 01/16/04

Of Course It Has ... Unless You're a ABM'r jjworleyeoe | 01/16/04

Comparing apples to apples Still Lynn | 01/18/04

Being an MCSE MuffinMan_z | 01/17/04

Brain dead or lunar? dark_stream | 01/26/04

you are joking lotta_anger | 01/17/04

What else is new dark_stream | 01/26/04

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