On 10/10/02 0:54, Jerry Yeager wrote
>According to an article at ZDNet: > >RSA 2002: Microsoft is considering charging for additional security >options, and admits it didn't move on security until customers were >ready to pay for it > >http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t272-s2123526,00.html > Nah, they're riding the wave of 'freedom is not free' security garbage. Sure, that's part of the physical world, but it'll play well in IT departments, 'cuz they see it as a way to increase their budgets. Shoot, the first 2 years I was in Baltimore, the IT folks there spent *all* their time and effort installing a firewall. This was spun as good, because it would get the feds to give more grant money. Now... imagine that someone can *pay* to say that they have security. That must (by the fallible market logic) be better then having something that is secure from the get-go. IT departments will eat this stuff up, and M$ will make a wad of money. Sad, really. Bill The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be October 22 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
