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Microsoft & Linux Should Co-Exist In China
alabamarasta writes "In a recent report from China titled "Embattled
Linux fights back", it appears that Microsoft is just as embattled." From the article: "Citing an executive at Microsoft headquarters, Lu said Linux and Windows should co-exist. Microsoft in recent years has been struggling with an increasing number of security flaws on its Windows platforms while Linux is generally regarded as more secure. 'For users, openness increases the trustworthiness,' said Lu."
"while Linux is generally regarded as more secure". Ya, just like Firefox is more secure then IE. http://www.symantec.com/press/2005/n050919a.html
/. flaming.
While the author is smart enough not to make the statement definitive ("regarded as"), the implication is clear. Just remember, Firefox was "regarded as" bullet proof until it started gaining market share, and as soon as it did, there came the holes.
The Linux market is so incredibly tiny that no hacker looking to make money takes the time to hack Linux. The fact of the matter is Linux, by all market saturation to security flaw/bug ratios (e.g. bugtraq), is just as vulnerable as Windows and OSX.
Two exceptions for Windows that don't apply to OSX/Linux is that the Media reports MS holes, and "techies" try to come of age by bashing MS.
Look at many of the people on Slashdot, some are talented and have some good personal reasons for hating MS, first hand, but most don't. Read the posts and most of it is a bunch entry level guys just out of school trying to sound like they know what they are talking about... they just blanket bash MS with a vengeance. Others spread FUD about MS just as much as MS spreads FUD about Linux. Again, intellectually dishonest.
Media? Look at Google News, they headline MS holes for weeks, and rarely a mention of Apple's never ending software updates. Linux, well, anyone who uses it knows the answer to that, no press though.
I'm so tired of people bashing MS just for the sake of it. Admittedly MS isn't perfect, and puts out some crappy products, but not all, and the alternatives aren't all rosy like the Linux/OSX group like to pretend. The reality is MS makes a flawed product, just like OSX, and just like ALL the Linux distros. Get over it.
Alright, I'm off my soap box. Begin the
We need a plan. First, we need a free workforce. Our workers need to be free to work anywhere in the world, whereever there are job, and this means China needs to open its borders and we need to open up the immigration process.
The problem with things as they are now, China is going to kick all ass and look, if you hate America just come out and admit it, because China kicking ass is BAD for America and American workers UNLESS we allow our workers to globalize along with the economy.
Finally we need a goal, if we are going to boost up China's economy so we can profit, fine, lets do it but lets also profit from it because right now China is keeping all the profits in China and making us buy stuff from them. It looks like we are being suckered into just giving them all our wealth.
Finally, if we are going to build up China, what about the rest of the third world? Shouldnt we learn from our mistakes with China? What is the plan to globalize the world and what are the goals? This has to be more than just about profit.