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Why South Korea Is Shackled To Windows
baron writes with a blog post explaining in detail why 99.9% of S. Korea uses Windows. This amazing tale began in 1998 when Korea decided it couldn't wait for SSL to be standardized (which it was in 1999) and commissioned an ActiveX control for secure Web transactions. At first there was a secure Netscape plugin too, but we know how that story ended. Quoting: "This nation is a place where Apple Macintosh users cannot bank online, make any purchases online, or interact with any of the nation's e-government sites online. In fact, Linux users, Mozilla Firefox users, and Opera users are also banned from any of these types of transactions..." Now that Microsoft has made ActiveX more secure in Vista, every Web site in S. Korea is scrambling to get things working again and the government is advising citizens not to install Vista. At the end of all this work, they will still be a monoculture in thrall to Microsoft, with millions of users sitting behind some of the fattest pipes in the world.
...that the grass is not always greener. Maybe now we can drop all the posts and stories about how the Koreans have it so much better with their massively fast pipes, and how the US is sooo far behind.
the posts a dupe too dude.
If editors can dupe stories without checking back a week, why should I care if I go post +5's?
Just post a canned response from the post I took.
Consider it a compliment ;-D
Slashdot moderators and I found that QUITE INSIGHTFUL. Thank you for boosting the S/N ratio that I lower everyday.
You should have posted in my journal. I'd engage you fairly there. My journal isnt a battle ground.
Fair enough. I'd not associate around myself either online.
Too true..
;-D
I should have, but it was soo worth it to see Sloppy(14984) come and "congratulate" me
Sometimes you also have to call a queen a queen.
You are a queen.
You're nothing; like me.