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Yes, it is.
Shows they care and are taking action.

In fact, this survey also shows that forcing security on the user is the correct approach, because users won't take the trouble for themselves. Ignorance or being blythe, doesn't matter.

This story won't be about operating systems because the user problems are so egregious. So good news for Microsoft all the way.
Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 10/25/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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COLLECTIVE : DDUUUUHHHHHHH  Valis Keogh | 10/25/04
No kidding  DarthRidiculous | 10/25/04
even IF you use MS stuff  Valis Keogh | 10/25/04
It really isn't hard to keep your MS box secure  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 10/25/04
And Bill Gates is Satan?  Linux_Developer | 10/25/04
I do not have to explain anything to you  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 10/25/04
EXACTLY  Jeff Spicoli | 10/25/04
Don't plug it in  Chad_z | 10/25/04
Neither stops Spyware.  BitTwiddler | 10/25/04
Correction  seosamh_z | 10/25/04
Where in his post, did he mention Linux?  Brasonte | 10/25/04
There's nothing wrong with your eyesight then  seosamh_z | 10/25/04
not sure who is the more mentally challenged...  Valis Keogh | 10/25/04
Be nice  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/25/04
Spyware is beyond the users experience...  BitTwiddler | 10/25/04
Documenting is believing.  Anton Philidor | 10/25/04
What Irony...  realitycheck101 | 10/25/04
Great PR for MS  Richard Flude | 10/25/04
Yes, it is.  Anton Philidor | 10/25/04
Matter of National Security  liquidmercurial | 10/25/04
Ummm, because....  Jomo_z | 10/25/04
Agreed...  liquidmercurial | 10/25/04
heh, it's usually the older people who are having problems  CobraA1 | 10/25/04
Who was it...  Kamikaze_Ohka | 10/25/04
but its true!  doh123 | 10/25/04
but its true  SC-man | 10/25/04
66% no firewall, 20% had active virus  Vassa | 10/25/04
Missing the point  drabicky | 10/25/04
Almost getting it.  Anton Philidor | 10/25/04
Gee, And Who Is To Blame Here? MICROSLOTH!!  itanalyst | 10/25/04
AOL = Internet For Idiots.....  itanalyst | 10/25/04
Oh yes, let's get right on this  James T. Kirk | 10/25/04
Let's Also Get Rid Of Moron Posters Who Use Stupid Analogies  itanalyst | 10/25/04
Hello pot.  James T. Kirk | 10/25/04
Yes, And Maybe If ZDNet Filtered Out Retards Like You  itanalyst | 10/25/04
Dude  James T. Kirk | 10/25/04
Wow, I Can Agree With You On This One  itanalyst | 10/25/04
RE: Wow, I Can Agree With You On This One  James T. Kirk | 10/25/04
LOL Not A Prob...My Monday Is Sucking Too  itanalyst | 10/25/04
thanks  Real World | 10/25/04
In AOL's defense  tamuhockey | 10/25/04
Geezers  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/25/04
Funny, I just looked at a family members computer....  dave95 | 10/25/04
Who would you hold responsible?  voska | 10/25/04
Might be true...  Bill4 | 10/25/04
Not another car analogy ?  dave95 | 10/25/04
blame  tamuhockey | 10/25/04
Defective product  dave95 | 10/25/04
But they can  tamuhockey | 10/25/04
Can they?  dave95 | 10/25/04
Show me a software company..  d_jedi | 10/25/04
License exam  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/25/04
Responsible?  Update victim | 10/25/04
Same old debate:  d_jedi | 10/25/04
So it goes  Real World | 10/25/04
National Security?  rapson | 10/25/04
Well, great time for Apple and Linux to advertise  FilledOut | 10/25/04
Really?  Ardian Daka | 10/25/04
Even with that  FilledOut | 10/25/04
Virus writers do write viruses for Linux  voska | 10/25/04
Exaggeration  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/25/04
Goto a hacker chat room sometime  voska | 10/25/04
Which  Linux User 147560 | 10/25/04
as an addendum to my last  Linux User 147560 | 10/25/04
We test a Linux box on an open internet connection  voska | 10/25/04
hello  wongfei | 10/02/06
what?  doh123 | 10/25/04
Time is comming ...  Ardian Daka | 10/25/04
But you didn't take into account  WhoIsDaMan | 10/25/04
Car analogies, the curse of IT  seosamh_z | 10/25/04
Yes but...  WhoIsDaMan | 10/25/04
You say:  Ardian Daka | 10/25/04
My point exactly gg  dave95 | 10/25/04
Tired of this 'invented the internet' crap  quietkey | 10/25/04
Sorry, but ...  Ardian Daka | 10/25/04
Feel free to ignore inconvenient facts  quietkey | 10/25/04
If you can't ...  Ardian Daka | 10/26/04
still, he did say it  doh123 | 10/25/04
Create = Invent?  quietkey | 10/25/04
I see no particular problem here.  Yen_z | 10/25/04
Who, me worry?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/25/04
Actually...  Yen_z | 10/25/04
80% is probably a low estimate  BitTwiddler | 10/25/04
Agreed  skeptic tank | 10/25/04
Can't speak for Symantec.  PA-ITGuy | 10/25/04
If a car is being broken into easily (through the locks), the locks 2blame.  hipparchus2000 | 10/25/04
ID10T  tamuhockey | 10/25/04
RE: 10T  dave95 | 10/25/04
You can't blame MS  tamuhockey | 10/25/04
Seriously!  Yen_z | 10/27/04
i see a time when a computer program "makes" viruses  V Sanders | 10/25/04
Blame the real culprits  SoftwarePro77 | 10/26/04
Won't happen at Zdnet  FilledOut | 10/27/04
Blame the Culprits  Rico | 10/27/04
Not so fast!  as901 | 05/03/06

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