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Cringely: MS To Hurt Linux Via USB Enhancements
frogspit writes "In this article, Cringely suggests that MS's proposed enhancements to USB to address security issues have the added benefit (for them) of hurting Linux."
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Someone is suggesting Microsoft is doing something to further their existence and bring their competition down, sound the alarms!
BAH - Microsoft would never get away with such blatantly anti-competitive, monopolist tactics. I predict the DOJ would be able to stop such activity by 2020 or so...
By which time of course USB will be a distant memory.
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Is it bad that after reading this article, my sole reaction was to run through our building yelling "USB belt buckles!!" like some sort of geek version of Paul Revere...
I'm so embarrassed....
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Was it the sheep climbing onto the altar, or the cattle lowing to be slain,
or the Son of God hanging dead and bloodied on a cross that told me this was a world condemned, but loved and bought with blood.
I see a lot of problem here...
No, more then a lot...
In US, you can easily buy enough major firearms to wipe out your neighbourhood but a few little fireworks are banned.
"So he took 2 and 2 and came up with 6."
Bah, that's just the new math.
Let x = y
x - y + y = y
x - y + y y
--------- = ---
(x - y) (x - y)
y y
1 + --- = ---
x-y x-y
1 = 0
Since 1 = 1
1 = 0
1 = 1
1 = 1
Summing both sides
3 = 2
Therefore
2 + 2 = 3 + 3 = 6
Simple, really.
The idea is to prevent people from stealing corporate data via USB devices, as sources have noted that there has apparently been a huge upsurge in data smuggling by use of rectally insertable USB devices.
Now, some may say that there are other more practical ways of stealing data, like mailing it, ftp'ing it, dumping it over a http connection, reading it from a wlan or something, but as these things require a bit more thought than merely shoving the data up your arse, they are widely regarded as being unlikely security holes, so to speak. Others say that people have had access to cd's, floppy disks and printouts for a long time without data smuggling being a problem needing an industry-wide solution, but they apparently have not tried rectal insertion of these media.
So to nip this problem in the bud, we need a new USB standard. The only alternative would be supergluing every corporate employees arse shut to prevent this flow of intellectual property out from offices around the world.
I don't think Longhorn will be shipped by 2020.
"Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs." P.J. O'Rourke
" * Taiwan * and: China "
And in other news, Microsoft is buying Taiwan and China. There are rumors they are planning to buy IBM aswell. It is predicted that this will leave them with only 100 billion dollars in their reserves
yap
The new standard should go back to the 25-pin D-shaped subminiature physical connector, which would make such insertion painful and dangerous.
The "cue the foo posts in 3, 2, 1..." posts will commence with no subsequent foo posts in 3, 2, 1...
but enough that people give head
I didn't realize he was so popular with the ladies.
"... I'm pro-gun and pro-life..."
You really couldn't make this stuff up.
Most companies with an ounce of brainmatter use it only as a last resort.
Taken out of context, this presents a whole different meaning.
Don't label something "offtopic" unless you know the topic well enough to tell what's on topic.