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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. complex operating systems by Exter-C · · Score: 0, Troll

    In many ways it is in the producer of the operating systems best interest to have the underlying OS as complex as possible. That way they can be sure that they can sell people certifications which companies will feel comfortable in having and then they can ask for more money by becoming a specialist. The flipside of that is the more complex it becomes the easier it is to hide backdoors/trojans etc somewhere inside.

  2. From the second article.... by skiman1979 · · Score: 0, Troll

    In the second linked article: "Security vulnerabilities come free with all versions." Sign me up!

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  3. Re:End of a monopoly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll
    FYI: The "M$" joke is very stale, even to people who hold no love for Microsoft. The same applies to "Microsloth", "Billyware", and "Windoze".

    This has been a public service announcement from the "League to Retire Juvenille Memes".