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CCIA Urges Dept. of Homeland Security to Avoid Microsoft

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the friendly-advice dept.

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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  1. SCO by Luigi30 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Time for SCO to sue them!

    "What do you want this time?" -Department of Homeland Security
    "One... BILLION dollars!" -SCO

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  2. Re:I hope they DO use UNPATCHED Microsoft systems! by jcgf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Damn right!!