Microsoft's Security Report Card

Decaffeinated Jedi writes "In January 2002, Microsoft launched an initiative called 'Trustworthy Computing' aimed at building better security into its products. It's now two years later, and News.com serves up a report card evaluating Microsoft's efforts. Kevin Kean, a group manager at Microsoft's Security Response Center, points out that customers are better off now than they were before the company made the move to refocus on security issues. An analyst quoted in the article, Stephen O'Grady, agrees that he would give Microsoft 'improved marks,' but also notes that the company is not yet where it needs to be in terms of security. He goes on to suggest, however, that 'the numbers indicate that they are at least taking it seriously.' It sounds like Microsoft might have earned itself an Incomplete on this report card."

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Re:That is why you will never be Bill Gates.

[Penguinshit]

You're shitting us, right? Windows ME came out in, what, 2001? That was basically the last bit of kludged-up, fucked-up, windowed DOS.

DOS.. remember that one? Created in the late 70s and presented to IBM by Microsoft as its own work in the early 80s.

So.. to answer you question, no Microsoft didn't continue patching Windows 3.1; they continued patching DOS. Look where we are.