On 24 Jan 2003 13:55:38 -0700 Steve Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote....
> Everyone,
>
> I snipped this from a rather lengthy e-mail I received, supposedly
> from
> Bill Gates himself, on the M$ TechNet channel.
>
> <snip>
>
> "A year ago, I challenged Microsoft's 50,000 employees to build a
> Trustworthy Computing environment for customers so that computing is as
> reliable as the electricity that powers our homes and businesses today.
> To meet Microsoft's goal of creating products that combine the best of
> innovation and predictability, we are focusing on four specific areas:
> security, privacy, reliability and business integrity. Over the past
> year, we have made significant progress on all these fronts. In
> particular, I'd like to report on the advances we've made and the
> challenges we still face in the security area. As a subscriber to
> Executive Emails from Microsoft, I hope you will find this information
> helpful."
>
> </endsnip>
>
> So in reading between the lines here, is Bill actually admitting
> that
> M$ has not ever created a stable "Trustworthy Computing environment"?
>
> I think so... :)
>
>
> Steve
Funny you should post that the same day the MS SQL worm (or whatever they
are calling it) hit the net and ran rampart killing routers all over ;)
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