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Windows Monoculture Myopia Revisited

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the laughing-all-the-way-to-the-bank dept.

round stic writes "eWeek magazine has an interesting look at the effects of the Windows monoculture on IT budgets, even as everyone agrees on the severity of the inherent security risks. The article contains interviews with Dan Geer and others who warned about the risks of the Windows monopoly three years ago. The article coincides with a piece in the Observer that suggests Vista is the end of the Microsoft monolith because of how complex the operating system has become."

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  1. Re:End of a monopoly by stewwy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I wonder how long it will be before they do what others with failed business models do? i.e buy some laws to protect their monopoly.
    I wonder how long before windozes is mandated on all computers

  2. Re:TFA perpetuates myth by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Interesting. Were you esperto enough to buy a durable commodity like gold before making that post, during which your currency lost half its value?

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  3. Re:TFA perpetuates myth by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hey asshole -- some of us *like* living in the past.

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