Ballmer is the biggest hole. On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Paul Saenz <forensicneoph...@gmail.com>wrote:
> If Microsoft wants a security tax, then who ever makes a bigger security > hole should be taxed the most.... and that would be Microsoft. > > You might say that the reason Microsoft is the biggest hole is because > the are the most widely used OS (at least here in the US which is what > this tax would apply to) but I think it also has to do with their marketing > > plan, and the default security setting which they propagated across the > net for past 20 year. Yeah, they have made changes in the recent past, > but that was after they filled the world with insecure systems. > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The Windows Operating System. Linux Driver development by hardware OEMs, >> the IPad (no stylus!?)....... >> >> Chris... >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Jeff Lasman <jpli...@nobaloney.net>wrote: >> >>> On Tuesday 02 March 2010 09:54:25 pm David Kaiser wrote: >>> >>> > >>> http://www.itworld.com/software/98522/microsofts-charney-suggests-net-tax-c >>> > lean-computers >>> > >>> > HA HA HA HA - Microsoft wants a general usage tax on using the Internet >>> > - to deal with their insecure operating system being a tax on everyone. >>> >>> <snip> >>> "I actually think the health care model ... might be an interesting way >>> to >>> think about the problem," Charney said. With medical diseases, there are >>> education programs, but there are also social programs to inspect people >>> and >>> quarantine the sick. >>> </snip> >>> >>> The health care model? Without being in favor of any "fix" suggested so >>> far... can anything think of something more broken than healthcare in the >>> US? >>> >>> Jeff >>> -- >>> Jeff Lasman >>> Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 >>> Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only >>> Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be >> continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >> -Roger Penrose >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose
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