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Gates on Winsecurity
xandroid writes "Just a couple days after talking about free hardware, Bill Gates has sent an email to customers saying that Microsoft will continue to focus on security, titled 'A Microsoft Progress Report: Security' (MSNBC story, PC Magazine story, Google News' related stories). The email mentions that fast-spreading and destructive viruses and worms are 'threatening the potential of technology to advance business productivity, commerce and communication', but says that to counter the threats, Microsoft will make 'major investments in customer education and partnerships that will help make the computing environment safer and more secure'. He also talks about the XP Service Pack 2, and says that Microsoft is 'working with microprocessor companies, including Intel and AMD, to help Windows...support hardware-enforced data execute protection (also known as NX, or no execute)'." Reader Zephyr_in writes "Macworld reports that the beta-release of Longhorn is likely to be postponed to early 2005 because Microsoft is concentrating first on a security-focused update (SP2) to Windows XP. Earlier this week Gates said Longhorn is 'not a date-driven release.' and said the speculation that the operating system will come out in 2006 is 'probably valid.'"
...they're going to carry on making buzzword-laden empty talk with vague references to current security holes? Sounds like business as usual at Micro$oft. Maybe when they actually produce a secure operating system I'll be less incredulous. The record of Windows' consumer and enterprise operating systems has been little better than abysmal, to be frank.
"seeing as how I use OS X, I have yet to experience downtime or hassles due to viruses or worms"
Twisted uninformed logic that could only come from a partisan. Lets have OS X (or any other OS) occupy 98% market share and we'll see how much attention it gets from virus authors.
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Becuase that's why I first started coming to Slashdot--the cool tech news. Not "let's fill our daily quota of one 'bash M$' article per day."
I agree too. All of this bash M$ stuff gets very passe very quickly.