On 11 Feb 2004, at 2:20 pm, William T Goodall wrote:
Shouldn't using Windows to run anything other than games constitute culpable negligence? It is quite obvious that Windows security is fundamentally broken and that Microsoft is incapable of fixing it. So using Windows to store or process any kind of sensitive information (banking, medical or whatever) is knowingly irresponsible and negligent.
It's started!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/35513.html
"What's wrong with Microsoft Windows security you ask? Well there will be an official judgment on this at some point. A 50-year-old female victim of identity theft is suing Microsoft over its inadequate security. The suit alleges that Microsoft's "eclipsing dominance in desktop software has created a global security risk" Dana Taschner, the lawyer who filed the suit, wants Windows PC users to launch a class-action suit together. It will be interesting to follow this one. "
-- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/
"Our products just aren't engineered for security." - Brian Valentine, senior vice president in charge of Microsoft's Windows development team.
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