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Too harsh
The solution (of booting the dummies who allow their PCs to become infected off the internet) is way too harsh to be accepted.

To draw analogy to the auto safety example, we could consider an analogous solution. Take away the licenses of the fools who break traffic laws. Get caught speeding, lose your license. If we did this it would certainly save millions of dollars and countless lives.

But no one in this country could live with that solution. People speed on our highways, and accept the risk of getting a ticket. People run computers without proper antivirus software, and accept the risk of becoming infected.

I am also not convinced that Microsoft should be held liable for security holes. At least not in the sense that they should have to pay billions of dollars in damages because of security holes in Windows. After all, there have been security holes in Linux as well. Maybe not so many, but no one expects to sue the Linux open source community.

I really don't know what the solution is. I don't know whether a solution is even possible, because applications and systems get more complex as machines become more powerful. So where a hacker had one avenue of attack 5 years ago, today there are 10. And 5 years from now there will likely be 100. I really have to agree with you when you say that the release of a new Windows update will not do much to end the day of the Windows Network Worm. I don't hold out much hope for Longhorn though. Because Longhorn will be bigger, with more pieces, there will be more avenues of attack.

We as consumers want an internet that is anonymous, free, and available to all. That's what we have. It's anonymous, so people can create and post these things. It's free, so ISPs do not have the resources to monitor or support people who become infected. And it's available to all, including hackers.
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Classic!  Linux User 147560 | 07/28/04
catch-22 there in your logic  acaluya | 07/28/04
you are correct, but....  Monkey_MCSE | 07/28/04
Vunerability-Discovery-Patch-AV lifecycle  The King's Servant | 07/29/04
catch-23 in yours wink  michael-t | 07/28/04
A tad ridiculous  Jeff Spicoli | 07/28/04
You have a valid point but as a counter...  Linux User 147560 | 07/28/04
illogical  Jeff Spicoli | 07/28/04
I agree with Jeff. There, I've said it.  seosamh_z | 07/28/04
Why isp's won't do this:  CobraA1 | 07/28/04
What about trasparent proxing ?  ZXSpectrum | 07/31/04
2 Nits  tim__az | 07/28/04
You are correct  Linux User 147560 | 07/28/04
Too harsh  mjzalewski@... | 07/28/04
Speeding is allowed because of taxes  voska | 07/28/04
Funny, I know an ISP that does that  voska | 07/28/04
The Real Problems  JimSatterfieldW | 07/29/04
This places the blame  RedNek | 08/02/04
Yes!  bluescreen_z | 07/30/04
Forest for the trees  Bluesman Deluxe | 08/18/04
The ONLY way MicroSoft will EVER....  kd5auq | 07/28/04
You are probably right  uno@... | 07/29/04
Nice idea...But....  sma7769 | 07/29/04
And people just accept this?  Chad_z | 07/28/04
Apparently  seosamh_z | 07/28/04
sigh  M_c | 07/28/04
Why should users care?  OldeTimeGeek | 07/28/04
What is a PC  voska | 07/28/04
Outstanding!  wimbo_z | 07/28/04
HEY!!!!!  PA-ITGuy | 07/28/04
It's not that simple  mcunningham | 07/28/04
Why should users care?  DJnRF | 07/28/04
Yea?  wimbo_z | 07/28/04
Why They Accept It  TomGab | 07/28/04
True  uno@... | 07/29/04
Not true  The King's Servant | 07/29/04
XP SP2  jim-cacy@... | 07/28/04
Re: XP SP2  alterego_z | 07/28/04
How does business get done?  wimbo_z | 07/28/04
Everybody  michael-t | 07/28/04
Ok BallmerGates whatcha gonna do for the legacy ware  Squawkbox | 07/28/04
Linux - Because a 386 is a terrible thing to waste.  The King's Servant | 07/29/04
Windows OR Linux ???? that is the question  vbp1 | 07/29/04
To MS: secure your patches  PhilippeV | 07/30/04

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