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Perhaps you missed the first 50 years of computing?
And they can probably reduce the time it takes to create patches by making Windows a truely modular OS..

Fact is Joe Sixpack, and both his Grandfather and Grandmother have dealt with complicated things like "passwords" since they were 6 years old and built their secret treehouse fort. Technology back then was two cans and a tight string but they knew not to talk too loud or they would be overheard.

This whole "joe sixpack can't handle security" nonsense is simply an excuse to cover up the facy that MS doesn't understand security. Never did, and they are more than willing to tell you themselves its their top priority to learn security.

So, if Joe Sixpack don't want it, why is MS making security its top R&D objective? To complicate Sixpack's experience or to complete the total lock out of competitors applications from the OS? Want to guess which one?

Look at the XBox, try to get a certificate from MS to allow a version of LINUX to boot up on the XBox ... ya can't! Imagine, if you could release a Linux disk on XBox overnight it would be the best selling app on the platform and would obviously drive up sales to the point the boxs cost to build was lower than its sales price. In other words, MS would prefer to lose money on the XBox than risk allowing customers to run the SW they want on it (even if they get their royalty).

Just a glimpse into the "trustworthy computing" future. I would be very suprised if MS is investing in making Joe Sixpack's experience too complicated as you aptly point out!
Posted by: oldskool   Posted on: 03/31/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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here's an idea for security...  ryusen | 03/31/04
Don't forget to..  FreeBSD | 03/31/04
Don't forget to..  seosamh_z | 03/31/04
fyi  michael-t | 03/31/04
fyi  seosamh_z | 03/31/04
what?  V Sanders | 03/31/04
your exception is not alone...  ryusen | 03/31/04
Don't expect much "innovation" until DOJ times out  oldskool | 03/31/04
here's an idea for security...  seosamh_z | 03/31/04
This is fairly easy to do now.  jfrankcarr | 03/31/04
but...  ryusen | 03/31/04
One step I did leave out  jfrankcarr | 03/31/04
"evolving threat models"  FreeBSD | 03/31/04
"evolving threat models"  seosamh_z | 03/31/04
Password protect software installation  Chad_z | 03/31/04
Password protect software installation  seosamh_z | 03/31/04
Perhaps you missed the first 50 years of computing?  oldskool | 03/31/04
Perhaps you missed the first 50 years of computing?  seosamh_z | 03/31/04
I hear you talking  bjbrock | 03/31/04
Oh, really!!  Don Bradley | 03/31/04
are you suggesting that Microsoft lied, and that they can remove these apps  hipparchus | 03/31/04
Not my claim  Don Bradley | 03/31/04
I love my windows as much as the next  V Sanders | 03/31/04
You either don't understand or are ducking issues  oldskool | 03/31/04
No Truth Stretching at all  Don Bradley | 03/31/04
Listen up, OS technology predates MS, that's where they copied it from  oldskool | 03/31/04
Listen up, OS technology predates MS, that's where they copied it from  seosamh_z | 04/01/04
OS Core Functions  gas_z | 04/01/04
I think some of you are not getting this right.  Heatlesssun | 03/31/04
you can either trust the user  V Sanders | 03/31/04
MS does weld stuff into the OS to avoid remedies  oldskool | 03/31/04
Where are you getting this stuff?  Don Bradley | 03/31/04
Not in the kernel ... yet? or Never?  oldskool | 03/31/04
Not in the kernel ... yet? or Never?  seosamh_z | 04/01/04
At last! We have some numbers to show (after three years ....)  michael-t | 03/31/04
Your grade is still an "F" Billy  Chad_z | 03/31/04
MS's attempts to controll user choice is the problem  oldskool | 03/31/04
Some clown released the memo a day early..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/31/04
Smells like more DRM on the way...  Zogg | 04/01/04
SP2 addresses all of this  Enterprise Analyst | 04/01/04

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