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You are, only partially...
True: Windows is insecure by design. Outlook has holes. There are more secure systems out there.

But you cannot always protect everyone from themselves. If you did- we would have cars that would only go 10MPH, pools that are only 3 inches deep, knives without sharp edges or points, and stoves that only heat up to 100 degrees F.

When people get in a car and drive it, they should have some basic understanding of gas, brake, steering, laws of the road, alcohol affects, weather conditions, etc. [and note that I said "should"] Yet people use e-mail without education, training, knowledge, or even common sense. [Ex: An e-mail from someone I don't know, with a subject of "Hi", with an attachment named Funny.exe, which I didn't ask for... Think I'll open it.] Have these people never heard that there are virii out there?

Although I believe that software producers should concentrate on making their code more secure, I don't believe that it is SOLELY their duty to protect us from ourselves and each other. People need to be accountable for themselves and their actions.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Ignorance on computers seems to be the norm.
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Playing down Microsoft deficiencies  whisperycat | 07/22/04
ha!  PmAc_z | 07/22/04
You are part of the problem.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/22/04
OS's  richhayes | 07/22/04
No, you are wrong  whisperycat | 07/22/04
You are, only partially...  SC-man | 07/22/04
Ok, but ...  whisperycat | 07/22/04
Does MS have a monopoly or not?  vferrara | 07/22/04
?  whisperycat | 07/22/04
To Jellyclock  Qbt | 07/22/04
PeterWeter  SC-man | 07/22/04
Stupid Users  vferrara | 07/22/04
Jelly shows his ignorance  toadlife | 07/22/04
Wrong  richhayes | 07/22/04
REAL old!  SC-man | 07/22/04
Old?  AbsolutelyNot | 07/22/04
IBM  richhayes | 07/22/04
The TRS-80 !  SC-man | 07/23/04
Sorry, but that's just ignorant.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/22/04
Only 3 years?  richhayes | 07/23/04
Virus  SC-man | 07/23/04
But then tell me why  Qbt | 07/22/04
Peter Weter  whisperycat | 07/22/04
I guess...  Qbt | 07/22/04
You want a big target?  Linux User 147560 | 07/22/04
Desktops, not servers  PA-ITGuy | 07/22/04
Food for thought? You're the one who needs to think.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/22/04
#1 problem is user apathy  betelgeuse68 | 07/22/04
Who cares???  SC-man | 07/22/04
No  Linux User 147560 | 07/22/04
What!? Me worry?  SC-man | 07/22/04
LOL  Linux User 147560 | 07/22/04
MANY EMPLOYEES JUST DON'T CARE  itanalyst | 07/22/04
I care!  Bill4 | 07/22/04
I fully agree, just yesterday a user called me.  Monkey_MCSE | 07/22/04
Motivation is ALWAYS managements responsibility.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/22/04
Protecting the network is ITs responsibility.  middle of nowhere | 07/22/04
Oh PULEASE, take the silly rant elsewhere.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/22/04
People are NOT the weakest link anymore.  Eggs Ackley_z | 07/22/04
Sorry, but the human has ALWAYS been the weakest link.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/22/04
Again...  Linux User 147560 | 07/22/04
ROFLMAO  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/22/04
FINALLY someone is catching on...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/22/04
Motivation and Security is Everyone's responsibility  tranjaime | 07/27/04

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