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Windows 7 Reintroduces Remote BSoD

Posted by timothy on from the no-such-thing-as-perfect-security dept.

David Gerard writes "Remember the good old days of the 1990s, when you could teardrop attack any Windows user who'd annoyed you and bluescreen them? Microsoft reintroduces this popular feature in Windows 7, courtesy the rewritten TCP/IP and SMB2 stacks. Well done, guys! Another one for the Windows 7 Drinking Game."

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  1. Just one word... by quatin · · Score: 0, Troll

    lollerskates

  2. Re:Please grow up, you're driving us away by tdobson · · Score: 0, Troll

    You must be new here.

  3. Re:Please grow up, you're driving us away by gillbates · · Score: 0, Troll

    They're not "lusers", they just have priorities different from your own.

    You mean like, just getting work done? Or perhaps playing video games? Surfing the web?

    Sadly, Windows fails on all three accounts. Not because you technically cannot do these things with Windows, but because the *average user* can't do them for very long with a Windows box. Windows is easy to learn - but requires and *expert* to keep running. Linux requires an expert to install, but is very easy to use from that point on.*

    Worse, Windows makes them difficult for the people around them - they assume we (the "experts") know everything there is to know about a provably obsolete operating system, and expect that we'll fix their problem for free, in 10 minutes. But it gets worse. Windows users infuriate those of us who actually know a thing or two about computers:

    1. No, it is *NOT* normal for a computer to crash on a regular basis.
    2. Getting infected with a virus is only inevitable for Windows users. Explaining to a Windows user that my OS is more secure by design leaves them with blank stares. They simply can't comprehend the notion of a computer system that doesn't need antivirus software. And we have Windows to thank for this - Mac zealots don't seem to have this handicap.
    3. My wife has no problem using Ubuntu. But I have relatives who insist on using Windows, only to call me for support when something *BAD* happens to their Windows install.

    As a Linux user, I can appreciate why non-technical people are drawn to Windows. But the very existence of this poorly designed piece of software keeps the rest of us up at night. Windows is like the abusive boyfriend:

    • Even though she knows better, she goes back to her abusive boyfriend, because he's familiar, and *GOSH* he's got that cute {smile|eyes|whatever}.
    • When the {abuse|crash|virus} happens, she just calls in the {cop|geek} to fix her problem. The {cop|geek} hauls the {boyfriend|computer} back to the {station|basement} to be fixed, and the girl gets to pay for it with a "Thank you" and a smile.
    • Lather, rinse, repeat

    I used to wonder why the cute girls in HS would be attracted to the jerks. Now I see the same parallels between the average user and Windows. They know, intellectually, that they are going to have problems, yet continue the relationship because it is easier to them than learning something new.

    Which says a lot about the kind of person who chooses Windows. They're probably attractive, but not very smart, and probably have self-esteem problems.

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  4. It is not a bug. It is feature :) by alukin · · Score: 0, Troll

    Windows is such a super sick beast that can not exist without vulnerabilities. Every hole and BSoD is not a big. It is classical Windows feature.
    Welcome back, "teardrop" BSoD! :)

  5. Re:"RE"-introducing? by __aasqbs9791 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah, except his would be correct and yours would be wrong. But we can't expect anything more from someone afraid to use their real user name.