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Windows Not Expected Secure Until 2011, Says MS

Rantastic writes "In a recent interview with Wired Magazine, Microsoft Security Program Manager Stephen Toulouse, when asked about their now 2 year old focus on security, comments "it's more of a 10-year timeline." He also reveals that he runs Firefox."

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  1. Also admitted by ReidMaynard · · Score: 5, Funny

    Stephen Toulouse also admitted he is retiring in 2010...

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  2. Reading between the lines by El · · Score: 5, Funny

    "it's more of a 10-year timeline... but my stock options will be fully vested in 5 years, so I'll be long gone before the shit hits the fan on security still not being fixed!"

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  3. Re:Download.Ject by daeley · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sadly, Firefox isn't affected.

    When will Open Source advocates realize that it's just this sort of behind-the-times technological gaffe that will keep Linux in single-digit marketshare forever? ;)

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  4. Fat lot of good it will do... by darth_MALL · · Score: 5, Funny

    According to the Mayan Calendar We'll only get a year to enjoy it!

  5. No Time Toulouse by Otis2222222 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The first thing I thought of when I saw the guy's name. Still cracks me up everytime I see it. Am I the only one that thought of this sketch?

  6. Re:It's a JOKE by Ignignot · · Score: 5, Funny

    You may think that its funny that firefox doesn't support Download.Ject technology, but for the rest of us in the real world, how can we offer it as an alternative to explorer? My PHB will just say "Ignignot, I like this FireFox thing you have working on my computer. But I've read in the Wall Street Journal that it doesn't support Download.Ject. I'm afraid we simply can't afford to make this switch."

    We need this feature fixed now if not sooner, otherwise we're all going to be stuck using this insecure MS offering!

    When will there ever be a feature complete open source internet explorer??

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  7. er... by ColonBlow · · Score: 5, Funny

    when asked about their now 2 year old focus on security, comments "it's more of a 10-year timeline."

    I didn't read the article. This was Bush talking about Iraq, right?

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