It's pretty much a compromise between the versatility of complex processing and the simplicity and reliability of dedicated circuitry. Either will trump a RISC processor as far as its strengths go, but RISC provides a good, lower cost balance between the two that is, for many applications, good enough. Note, however, that 'good enough' != 'optimal'
If you have an idea for a computer that's impervious to malware regardless of idiotic user behavior I'd love to hear it. Especially when you consider that the majority of Windows vulnerabilities take advantage of weaknesses in third party applications. You can't compare idiots running desktops who don't even know what the control panel does to network administrators. If a netadmin does something stupid, that linux server is just as vulnerable as a MS desktop. Of course, Microsoft is a big evil corporation, so let's take every opportunity to point the finger at them.
The problem isn't entirely Microsoft solutions. The problem is a lot of applications that rely on Microsoft solutions that just have no real alternative that will run on a FOSS OS.
Couldn't have anything to do with the fact that people who run windows are more likely to be the kind of idiots who click the link to see dancing bunnies than a linux admin.
Microsoft is entrenched in every industry. I work IT at an accounting office, and it would be chaos trying to replace the functionality we would lose if we switched everyone to linux.
Additional testing determined that the update is only being offered to those with one of the Microsoft toolbars installed
Yes, but irrespective of whether it's installed for IE or Firefox. Just because my OEM put the Live Search Toolbar on IE doesn't mean I want it turning up in Firefox unannounced.
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Can't tell whether your parent went over your head or if you're just building a piss-poor straw man.
It's pretty much a compromise between the versatility of complex processing and the simplicity and reliability of dedicated circuitry. Either will trump a RISC processor as far as its strengths go, but RISC provides a good, lower cost balance between the two that is, for many applications, good enough. Note, however, that 'good enough' != 'optimal'
And it would have been perfectly reasonable, if he was really concerned about it being done in a 60 day time span, to release it after 60 days.
Because dedicated circuitry is more stable and requires less computing overhead?
Yeah, for a minute, I thought 'Cool, maybe this really is an innovative company,' until I saw that it was an AC post.
It's not the fact that he found it. It's the fact that he released it with a working exploit 5 days after notifying Microsoft of the vulnerability.
There's already a microsoft 'fixit' that does exactly that.
No, it would be like that if they had actually caused damage.
Touché
Except whoever got the message would probably assume that someone who can't spell 'Please' would be far too retarded to live at the white house.
sed doesn't take a lot of time for a knowledgeable hacker
If you're going to assume it's okay should the hashes not match, why bother checking in the first place?
It's been reflected in every socialist country in history.
This is not offtopic. 'I did it for the lulz' is always a valid defense.
We don't let people use it.
Only terrorists don't love this country.
Sometimes to preserve freedom you have to give up...freedom...wait...
What are you, a terrorist?
If you have an idea for a computer that's impervious to malware regardless of idiotic user behavior I'd love to hear it. Especially when you consider that the majority of Windows vulnerabilities take advantage of weaknesses in third party applications. You can't compare idiots running desktops who don't even know what the control panel does to network administrators. If a netadmin does something stupid, that linux server is just as vulnerable as a MS desktop. Of course, Microsoft is a big evil corporation, so let's take every opportunity to point the finger at them.
The problem isn't entirely Microsoft solutions. The problem is a lot of applications that rely on Microsoft solutions that just have no real alternative that will run on a FOSS OS.
Couldn't have anything to do with the fact that people who run windows are more likely to be the kind of idiots who click the link to see dancing bunnies than a linux admin.
Microsoft is entrenched in every industry. I work IT at an accounting office, and it would be chaos trying to replace the functionality we would lose if we switched everyone to linux.
Maybe, then, we'll get some real reform.
That's the only thing that will stop it from happening.
Yeah, and if you do wind up buying another car from the other company, the roof installs itself as soon as you park it in the driveway.
Additional testing determined that the update is only being offered to those with one of the Microsoft toolbars installed
Yes, but irrespective of whether it's installed for IE or Firefox. Just because my OEM put the Live Search Toolbar on IE doesn't mean I want it turning up in Firefox unannounced.
fix'd