I can't get it anyway, I could care less.
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I live in one of the largest cities in the US. Detroit, MI. And I can't get either DSL or cable. There are zero plans at all to roll out either.
There was once though. The local telco was rolling out DSL, and installing equipment on the poles. How exiting! In less than a week they were taking them down, never to return again.
Broadband isn't coming to where I am, I've long given up on it. And don't dare tell me sattelite, the price and performance is outrageously bad.
The stability of windows did not threaten users of other networks. Severe insecurity problems, ala nimda/codered/etc/etc/etc/etc/etc/etc/etc do.
I know about 3 people on 3 different networks who all received 1-3GB of traffic. Where did it come from? Attacks launched via codered infected machines, via ping.exe called via cmd.exe.
Try telling them why they should care about stability. Then ask them about security.
There is a huge difference between microsoft and, from what I have seen, the majority of free/open/etc software authors:
The free/open/etc software authors either find it themselves or when told FIX IT EVERY TIME.
MicroSoft? They [switch to reallyfasttalkmode here] hurry-up-release-it-quick-so-it-looks-like-they-ca re-oops-hey-it-broke-it-again arg-we-can't-get-this-shit-right..............
So. I feel that if the same liability was applied oto free/open/etc software makers, they would pass. With absoloutly flying colors.
The Automatic Update feature in XP allows users to set up their computers to automatically download critical operating system updates and security fixes. "Microsoft could be releasing patches to patch the patch--who knows what they're doing at this point," Perlow said.
That is pretty damn gross negligence right there: setting up a system to by default, blindly download oh... whatever the hell is out there.
If this were done in the auto industry, say, as in when you parked your car by default it would call a mechanic and get parts just made today and not certfied installed... Your damn right the government would step in when things didn't work and people started getting killed.
But nah, this is 'just' the software/computer industry. Its not that important to people... is it?
How the hell so, just because it RYMES WITH WINDOWS?
On another note, there is a very large manufacturer and installer of WINDOWS in Michigan, they are called Wallside WINDOWS. It's only one little step beyond this BS to say MicroSoft can sue this company for using their oh-so-special word: WINDOWS.
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I live in one of the largest cities in the US. Detroit, MI. And I can't get either DSL or cable. There are zero plans at all to roll out either.
There was once though. The local telco was rolling out DSL, and installing equipment on the poles. How exiting! In less than a week they were taking them down, never to return again.
Broadband isn't coming to where I am, I've long given up on it. And don't dare tell me sattelite, the price and performance is outrageously bad.
I don't give a shit anymore.
Um. How do we really know that's you? I hope someone here at slashdot has verfied this and it isn't some one screwing around.
Sorry, paranoid.
This doesn't make sense. If Microsoft uses the information improperly, obviously they will be reprimanded for it.
Righto! Just like they were reprimanded for strongarming manufacturers! Hey I remember that. Or not...
Whatta mess.
Blah Blah.
Just more of the same old "we'll do whatever it takes! Or, at least enough to keep the most of our users happy".
The stability of windows did not threaten users of other networks. Severe insecurity problems, ala nimda/codered/etc/etc/etc/etc/etc/etc/etc do.
I know about 3 people on 3 different networks who all received 1-3GB of traffic. Where did it come from? Attacks launched via codered infected machines, via ping.exe called via cmd.exe.
Try telling them why they should care about stability. Then ask them about security.
Liability folks. Liability.
There is a huge difference between microsoft and, from what I have seen, the majority of free/open/etc software authors:
a re-oops-hey-it-broke-it-again arg-we-can't-get-this-shit-right..............
The free/open/etc software authors either find it themselves or when told FIX IT EVERY TIME.
MicroSoft? They [switch to reallyfasttalkmode here] hurry-up-release-it-quick-so-it-looks-like-they-c
So. I feel that if the same liability was applied oto free/open/etc software makers, they would pass. With absoloutly flying colors.
from the second article:
The Automatic Update feature in XP allows users to set up their computers to automatically download critical operating system updates and security fixes. "Microsoft could be releasing patches to patch the patch--who knows what they're doing at this point," Perlow said.
That is pretty damn gross negligence right there: setting up a system to by default, blindly download oh... whatever the hell is out there.
If this were done in the auto industry, say, as in when you parked your car by default it would call a mechanic and get parts just made today and not certfied installed... Your damn right the government would step in when things didn't work and people started getting killed.
But nah, this is 'just' the software/computer industry. Its not that important to people... is it?
d'you think consumers have an action claim if WU fails to get them a known patch ?
.NET ? Heh, might be more secure giving your wallet to a homless person who wants a bit of jack. At least you know HIS vulnerablilties up front.
Course not. Your typical windows user is used to this kind of junk, they don't expect much more.
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
As for
The more MS screws things up and has major problems the better. The more often they have them, the better.
Why? Because the more these things happen, the more the people who REALLY need to know about them will find out.
Mr dot-com who pays others to run his damn site, will think twice about paying people to host his site on such garbage.
And the end result will be one (or more) less vulnerable sites out there.
Bring it on, damnit.
How the hell so, just because it RYMES WITH WINDOWS?
On another note, there is a very large manufacturer and installer of WINDOWS in Michigan, they are called Wallside WINDOWS. It's only one little step beyond this BS to say MicroSoft can sue this company for using their oh-so-special word: WINDOWS.
Whatta buncha wh*res.
Sorry that's the short cheap name.
X11R6 damnit.
you will be added to all of the Microsoft, MSN, and MSDN mailing lists to further convince you of the uniqueness of the Microsoft brand.
MSDN. Bwhahaha, great final touch. I love it!