CCIA Urges Dept. of Homeland Security to Avoid Microsoft

An anonymous reader writes "The Inquirer has posted an article reporting that the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has urged the US Department of Homeland Security, in an open letter to Tom Ridge, secretary of the department, to avoid using Microsoft software because Microsoft's software is 'riddled with obvious and easily exploited vulnerabilities.'"

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Re:Pretty obvious

[waynelorentz]

Typical Slashdotter -- always looking for a scapegoat, whether it be W, Microsoft, or the RIAA. Just get a name -- or better yet, an acronym, and flame on! How long does it take to design and build a carrier or fighter aircraft? 5 years? 10 years? 20 in some cases. Do you think that in college Bush was in his dorm room ordering the DoD to install a non-existant (at the time) operating system on a then-classified or completely unbuilt weapon? Think before you spew.