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Gates Says Windows Reliability Is Greater

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the release-the-worms dept.

mogrinz writes "According to an interview with the New York Times, Bill Gates is proud of the achievements Microsoft has made in increasing the security of Windows. As for the effects on people being attacked by SoBig.F, etc? Gates says this is "something we feel very bad about". Gates summarizes the Microsoft position very succinctly: "We're doing our very best, and that's all we can do"."

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  1. Wow, it's really secure now! by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny
    Shit, it's so secure I need a password to read the article:

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    1. Re:Wow, it's really secure now! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      You know, having been a reader of The New York Times since I was ten, I can't really object to registration.

      I'm sure you can. You probably just haven't tried hard enough. Maybe you need to object to a few simpler things first and work your way up to it.

  2. No? by jabbadabbadoo · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Q. Blaster included a message attacking you. Do you take these things personally?

    A. No. "

    He should.

    1. Re:No? by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 5, Funny

      If he did, two minutes of reading slashdot would be enough to drive the guy to suicide.

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    2. Re:No? by dipipanone · · Score: 4, Funny

      What makes you think that Bill does not read Slashdot?

      His money. If *you* had all those billions in the bank, would you be sitting here reading this drivel?

    3. Re:No? by Gleng · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, but wearing a top hat and a monacle.

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    4. Re:No? by pyrrhonist · · Score: 3, Funny
      What makes you think that Bill does not read Slashdot? Plenty of Microsoft employees do.

      Check out his slashdot page: Bill Gates

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  3. Best? by Surak · · Score: 0, Funny

    Well, apparently Mr. Gates, your best isn't good enough, now is it?

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  4. Obligatory quote from "The Rock" by arnie_apesacrappin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.

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    1. Re:Obligatory quote from "The Rock" by synergy3000 · · Score: 3, Funny

      In this case the prom queen happens to be windows users.

    2. Re:Obligatory quote from "The Rock" by Morky · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's ridiculous. There are plenty of winners on this forum and I can assure you none of them has ever fucked a prom queen.

    3. Re:Obligatory quote from "The Rock" by irc.goatse.cx+troll · · Score: 1, Funny

      " That's ridiculous. There are plenty of winners on this forum and I can assure you none of them has ever fucked a prom queen."
      You're thinking of whiners.

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  5. Re:Just Great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I was hoping to find Windows on the dot com fad list.... **sigh*

  6. Fear of lawsuits? Bah! by denisdekat · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like the part about "are you afraid of product liability suits". He should have answered. "no, now that we understand how to buy politicians and use lobbyists, we no longer fear the law".

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  7. Easy math. by AltGrendel · · Score: 2, Funny
    I think the formula he's using is:

    x+50%(where x = 0)

    You can alter the percentage to taste, Bill does.

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  8. Oh just steal Linux already! by ellem · · Score: 4, Funny

    For Chris'sake BILL what the fuck is taking so Goddamn long.

    Steal the fucking Linux Kernel slap a Windows sticker on it sue the GPL out of business and give us One OS To Bind (not BIND) Them All already.

    You ripped everything else off, how about ripping off so fucking security?

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    1. Re:Oh just steal Linux already! by stwrtpj · · Score: 2, Funny
      Steal the fucking Linux Kernel slap a Windows sticker on it sue the GPL out of business and give us One OS To Bind (not BIND) Them All already.

      Then SCO will sue them for using their patented business plan without a proper license.

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  9. **** SPAM **** by kiltedtaco · · Score: 2, Funny

    Content analysis details: (20 hits, 5 required)

    AUTHOR_JOHN_MARKOV (20 points) Article written by John Markov

  10. Other than that Mrs. Lincoln.... by Mammothrept · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Virus Aside, Gates Says Reliability Is Greater"

    Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?
  11. Er by cca93014 · · Score: 2, Funny
    We have some other ideas such as something called behavior blocking that will obviate the need in many cases to use patches.

    Time to get the tin foil hats out again. Longhorn is going to affect the part of your brain that writes worms...

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  12. Gates needs to read /. by GoofyBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Quote the article:

    "Q. You have enemies who are in a crusade to undermine Microsoft. How do you cope with that?

    A. I'm not aware of any systematic attempt by any group. "

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  13. Windows is more secure than Linux! by HanzoSan · · Score: 4, Funny



    Why should Microsoft fix anything? Window's is the most secure OS according to http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?Art icleID=23958

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  14. "We're doing our very best," by ghum · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Loosers allways tell me that they are doing their very best. Winners date the prom queen"

    Sean Connery in "the rock"

  15. The Correct Word Is... by Enkerli · · Score: 2, Funny
    the figures that these organizations pull out of their ass, I mean, databases.
    Nope! You mean "databasses"...
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