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This isn't market forces making MS change. It's making them try to spin things with more "security by PR" efforts.

What are we getting from MS in response to these latest security problems and "market pressures"? Let's see, better profits because of strong PC sales:
Amid stronger-than-expected consumer PC sales, Microsoft on Thursday reported earnings that narrowly topped expectations. Its sales rose 6 percent from a year ago.
Note that it says because of consumer PC sales, not because of improved product quality.

MS's response to worries about security is to talk up Longhorn the next Windows OS which will "solve all the problems" (tm). I won't insult you by linking to that same claim as it was attached to every OS release from Win 95 on. (Or the releases championing the next OS that talk about all of the problems of the previous OS.)

No, until MS loses their OEM stranglehold and can't unilaterally shove new "innovation" down consumers' throats we won't see any market forces at play.
Posted by: Robert Crocker   Posted on: 10/24/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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of course  stephen732@... | 10/23/03
Let see if I've got this right  Cardinal_Bill | 10/23/03
Nearly right...  Fred Fredrickson | 10/23/03
good  JoeMama_z | 10/23/03
Security is not the issue...  Mike Cox | 10/23/03
Are you as absolutely incompetent as you sound?  zd-spam | 10/23/03
hook line n sinker  JoeMama_z | 10/23/03
listen you linux shill  PmAc_z | 10/24/03
that's the problem  ryusen | 10/24/03
i hate to split hairs...  JoeMama_z | 10/24/03
gah  ryusen | 10/24/03
hmmm  JoeMama_z | 10/26/03
fear leads to anger  ryusen | 10/24/03
i almost made a rebuttal to this,  ryusen | 10/24/03
On the off-chance that you're serious...  emartin_z | 10/24/03
That will clean up security problems!  John Zern | 10/23/03
The system DOES work.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/03
mmmmm hmmmmmm  JoeMama_z | 10/23/03
Microsoft is creating a new model...  Anton Philidor | 10/23/03
Great well thought out post  Squawkbox | 10/24/03
The market does work  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 10/24/03
Hogwash  Robert Crocker | 10/24/03
Where does security rank...  Anton Philidor | 10/24/03
Spot on post!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/24/03
govt and market  ryusen | 10/24/03
No Money Lost yet.  PmAc_z | 10/24/03
ABC news reports MS stock down today  Squawkbox | 10/24/03
Dan Blather, that's great! How about Tom Blowchow?  Spoon Jabber | 10/24/03
Can't top ya Spoon  Squawkbox | 10/24/03
Oh Yeah and Tom Blowchow  Squawkbox | 10/24/03
Not so fast...  John Zern | 10/25/03
Done Did John and you are right  Squawkbox | 10/25/03

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