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Microsoft's Most Successful Failure
m4dm4n writes "As we near the end of mainstream support of Win2k The Register looks back at what it has achieved. What was meant to be Microsoft's most secure OS ever turned into a disaster. Worm after worm changed the face of internet security in Win2k's first 2 years. Five years down the line the battle is far from won, but the improvements are dramatic." From the article: "Things were different in the year 2000. Programmers felt vindicated that the Y2K bug didn't turn out to be that big of a deal. We made it past January 1st, and then it was time to move on. Windows 2000 came out that first quarter, just as security was becoming more interesting to more people -- and Windows was a good place to start. It was also seemed to be the start of a new breed of Windows hackers."
YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL WINDOWS 2000, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO CONTINUE?
.. HEY, WHAT IS THAT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IS THAT A DISK? WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT DISK? YOU'RE NOT PUTTING IT IN THE DRIVE ARE YOU? YOU ARE! WHAT'S ON THAT DISK. IS THAT LINUX? YOU'RE INSTALLING LINUX?? WHY WOULD YOU INSTALL DOS WHEN I AM INFINITELY MORE POWE..........
- Yes.
ARE YOU REALLY SURE?
- Yes.
ARE YOU REALLY REALLY SURE?
- YES!
OK, THEN. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE REQUIRED TO ASK YOU THAT NOW. IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT FOR BEING A PICKY CONSUMER AND SUPPORTING THAT WHOLE "ANTI-TRUST" NONSENSE. INGRATE.
- Just get on with it.
ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL WINDOWS 2000. FIRST WE NEED TO CHECK YOUR SYSTEM FOR COMPATIBILITY. THIS COULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS.
- Groan.
THE INSTALL PROGRAM HAS DETECTED SEVERAL POSSIBLE PROBLEMS AND WILL NOT LET YOU INSTALL ME.
- Problems? What problems?
THE VIDEO CARD YOU ARE USING APPARENTLY DOES NOT WORK WITH THE MOTHERBOARD.
- But I'm using it at this very moment.
THAT IS IRRELEVANT.
-But if the video card isn't working with the mother board then I can't very well see this warning message telling me that the video card wasn't...
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FOOL ME WITH LOGIC, I AM A MICROSOFT PRODUCT. LOGIC DOES NOT WORK ON ME. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THE FOLLOWING MINOR ERRORS: WINDOWS 2000 IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING HARDWARE - MONITOR, KEYBOARD, MEMORY CHIPS, MOTHERBOARD BIOS, WEB CAM, SCANNER, SOUND CARD, USB CONTROLLER, CD/R DRIVE, MICROPHONE, AND FLIGHT STICK.
- All that?
YES. AND THE HARDDRIVE IS RIGHT OUT TOO. WE DON'T LIKE THE MANUFACTURER.
- Well what *DOES* work?
THE MOUSE.
- The mouse?
YES. AND THE 5 1/4 DRIVE.
- I don't have a 5 1/4 drive.
YES YOU DO.
- No I don't.
WHAT'S THAT THEN?
- It's a 3 1/2 drive.
NO IT ISN'T.
- Yes it is.
So we've got a Slashdot palgiarism of two paragraphs of a Security Focus story that was posted on The Register. Is this like "meta-editing" or something?
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Windows2k......Cricket, Cricket
WindowsME....... You suck.... you deserve to be in an incinerator... go back to your banished freinds Nessi and the Yeti.
(angry mob)Die windowsME... Die!!!
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On this website, I read posts by quite a few people complaining about GNU/Linux bias. Doesn't that mean there are enough of the so-called "non-biased" readers that your complaints are almost null and void? Maybe we need some real statistics here?
Are you a biased pro-GNU/Linux reader?
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. I'm a troll.
What are you talking about?
Peter Gibbons' job was to help fix the y2k bug, and we all know how hard he worked!
Oh hey... look at what's on channel 9...
Linux for a desktop is improving, too... it's just called Mac OS.
[Now, where's that fire extinguisher...?]
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
Wait... So Apple gets the multicolored fruity lightsaber? Where does that put them in the spectrum :|
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." -Zapp Brannigan
parent post severely affected by Linux reality distortion field.
Vote for Pedro
1. Windows 3.x - crap.
2. Windows 95 - okay (for the time anyway).
3. Windows NT 4 - crap.
4. Windows 2000 - okay.
5. Windows XP - crap.
6. Windows 2003 - okay. (Based on other opinions, never used it personally.)
And, no, before anyone asks, Star Trek 10 (Nemesis) was crap so I'll give that oe to that idiot Rick Berman.
Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
Try purple.
Hell yeah! I knew Macs were badass, but Mace Windu badass? Awesome!
"Do I look like a bitch?"
"N-no."
"Then why are you treating me like Windows 95?"
Linux, you magnificent bastard, I read the fucking manual!
No, Apple is shiny gold, hobbles around, and screams "Oh dear" a lot. You know...nice to look at and polite to you, but ultimately not very useful and can't run very fast.
Still IMing in the stone age?
great analogy... MS the empire, Linux the Rebel Alliance...
So does that make Apple the Ewoks? Mac users are generally attracted to shiny things, are fierce defenders of their territory, and offer a considerable threat against the Empire despite their overall size.
I'm basing this on the assumption that we're limiting the scope of this analogy to TOS. If we're talking the new series, then Apple is totally the folks from the Clone Planet Kamino.
Me too! Here's my list:
Linux for servers. ;-)
Macintosh for graphics.
Palm OS for mobility.
Windows for Solitaire.
Laughter is the best medicine, but in certain situations the Heimlich maneuver may be more appropriate.