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Microsoft May Charge for Security Tools
rscrawford writes "CNN reports that Microsoft may charge extra for security software. So first they edge their competition out of the browser market, then they tie IE into the OS so tightly that a crash in IE can crash the computer, and then they make IE so vulnerable that just using it is hazardous to the typical computer's health, and now they want to CHARGE users to fix it?"
So THAT'S what Step two is. =P
"What do you think?" "I think 'What, do you think?!'"
If Microsoft were to hire on the Verizon Wireless guy, they could have him walking across the country asking "Can I screw you now?"
What balls!
What a huge, big, heavy set of balls this company has.
Hey, let's kick them!
"Leo Fender was in a 'state of grace' when he designed the Stratocaster." -- Paul Reed Smith
When Microsoft activates Skynet, the error-prone users will no longer be an issue.
Not at all. The word "help" is used in the sense of "Hi. We're from Microsoft and we're here to help... ourselves."
Whence? Hence. Whither? Thither.
In this case I am thinking their solution will be a 2x4 labelled "Clue-by-four" with a little attached sheet that says, 'If you always run everything as admin and/or click YES on dialog boxes without thinking, hit yourself in the head with the Clue-by-four. Repeat as needed'. Cost: $380 plus shipping.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
*sigh*
You meant....
In Soviet Redmond, the problem is You!
-b
When in doubt, parenthesize. At the very least it will let some poor schmuck bounce on the % key in vi. (Larry Wall)
Spyware STILL got in. Every Spybot scan would regularly reveal something nasty (normally DSO or other IE Exploits).
Moral of the story: pick your porn sites wisely.
I always wondered if maybe they see the writing on the wall, and they are planning on milking their cash cow for all its worth while they can, even if blood starts coming out instead of milk. Eww I think I just grossed myself out.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
Really, this is just MS's Xmas gift to the Open Source Software movement. They've shot themselves in the toes too many times to count so far. Now they've shot themselves in the kneecap; next shot will be to the head.
You're lucky.
I've had an image of XP SP2 from the MSDN CD installed on a machine, browsed to a couple of pages to find a driver and *without doing anything* got a trojan on the machine.
In under 10 minutes.
Users have no chance, really.
Thanks for admitting that *YOU* were the problem. You've demonstrated that you're not qualified to use a computer.
1. Start a software company and fill up a new market with buggy software
2. Charge for bugfixes
3. Profit!!!
Yes. I noticed the glitch in the Matrix as well.
Sure, that's Microsoft's business model, isn't it? Trap users, screw them, charge them to get into the next trap. Is this a big surprise?
I actually agree with Microsoft here. These problems are caused by human error. Running Windows definitely falls under that catagory.
If Microsoft is running Skynet, we have nothing to fear.
Man, I surf porn sites using Mac OS X, and just as I need no protection in real life, I need no protection in cyper space, save for blocking pop-ups. Safari usually gives the prettiest, fastest and most accurate rendering, but for porn surfing I usually turn to Firefox or Mozilla (I need them bookmarklets, particularly the "increment" one).
So now we can expect a shopping cart icon to appear on MS Security Bulletin page...!!!
Which somehow means that virus-infested files are critical to Windows' operation?
I'm still trying to figure out what people mean by 'social skills' here.