Well, to take it from another view-- you clearly needed to do that cleanup; your products were flawed. It's the manufacturers responsibility to clean up their poor code. No Security through obscurity.
With a title like "So whatever happened to Linux," it's still a biased read.
"Just a few years ago, one of the hottest topics at this annual confluence of PC hardware and software makers was the so-called "open source" alternative to Microsoft's industry-dominant Windows operating system."
"Until recently, interacting with Linux was almost entirely text-driven -- much like Windows' precursor, DOS. So converting meant learning an arcane vocabulary of computerese to give the PC even the simplest commands."
Finally, a subtle push for their new products, which clearly Linux doesn't have an answer to (: "And as Linux proponents continue to try to enlist desktop PC users, Microsoft is busy reinventing that desktop. With sales of new PCs in their worst slump in decades, Microsoft is hoping to reboot Windows sales by leading the charge toward the Tablet PC -- a sort of PDA on steroids."
Have to read the subtle language people. Don't flame the flamers. You have to remember that MSNBC's article will reach millions today.
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Well, to take it from another view-- you clearly needed to do that cleanup; your products were flawed. It's the manufacturers responsibility to clean up their poor code. No Security through obscurity.
With a title like "So whatever happened to Linux," it's still a biased read.
"Just a few years ago, one of the hottest topics at this annual confluence of PC hardware and software makers was the so-called "open source" alternative to Microsoft's industry-dominant Windows operating system."
"Until recently, interacting with Linux was almost entirely text-driven -- much like Windows' precursor, DOS. So converting meant learning an arcane vocabulary of computerese to give the PC even the simplest commands."
Finally, a subtle push for their new products, which clearly Linux doesn't have an answer to (:
"And as Linux proponents continue to try to enlist desktop PC users, Microsoft is busy reinventing that desktop. With sales of new PCs in their worst slump in decades, Microsoft is hoping to reboot Windows sales by leading the charge toward the Tablet PC -- a sort of PDA on steroids."
Have to read the subtle language people. Don't flame the flamers. You have to remember that MSNBC's article will reach millions today.
cheers,
Ryan Compton