....we can replace the Norton name with any other vendor's name and still have the same discussion. The only reason that we're beating up on Norton is that they've shot themselves in the foot like this before.
"That upstart kid Greg something or other went over there though. He managed to at least partially rewrite the rules. Go figure; and good for him. They needed a bit of rewriting. He made his team an independent business entity from the sponsor, in the American model. That changed things."
- 2 World Championships - 3 Tour De France Titles - Being the first millionare in the sport - Aerodynamic innovations including areo bars and helmets (the ones that you see everybody use now).
"Besides, I don't really know what you're defending, Mcaffee openly says it was a screwup and that because they depend on their customers trusting them they shouldn't have handled it the way they did."
I'm not defending anything. I'm just saying that this behaviour is:
1. Not new in this industry. 2. If you trust them, this might make you think twice as they said that they did this WAY after the fact.
....... As I am sure that software vendors who do regular updates (in other words MOST if not ALL of them) quietly fix stuff that they perceive to be bad (as in "this could keep people from buying our stuff" bad). It's not in their interest to make noise about it.
1. 280 million Euros is a drop in the bucket for M$. 2. They will delay, stall, and avoid paying for as long as possible. 3. When #2 fails, they will magically announce that they are in compliance. 4. ????? 5. Profit!
...... Someone says "I for one welcome our new overlords," but I guess they've been around since 9/11 haven't they and this is just an extension of that.
"It plans on equipping its patrol cars with devices that detect unprotected computer networks, and distributing brochures to computer users in vulnerable areas, instructing them on how to password protect their networks."
So that sounds to me that they're going to give these cops cheap laptops with WiFi and teach them to look for AP's with names like "linksys" and "default". Doesn't sound like a good use of taxpayers money to me.
Sadly, the only people who will win in the end....
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Gates can give every Slashdot user $1000 and not feel it. $2.5 Mil isn't going to get his attention. He'll put it down as the cost of doing business in Europe.
.......Ballmer's crack about trying to kill Google has some validity after all. Well, good luck to them on that front. I suspect we'll see who the real fucking pussy is now! (Hint: It's not Eric S.)
.... but maybe the prudent thing to do is wait and see how these new products behave in the real world. Early indications are that there are "issues" as described in the articles below:
While it is unfortunate that one person got stabbed for their laptop, I have to wonder if this is somehow being blown somewhat out of proportion. Yes there has been an increase in this sort of crime (at least in the SF area), but how long before Starbucks gets cameras and the like to make these environments less appealing to thieves? My guess is that it won't take long. After all, the laptop user is a user who is willing to pay for their coffee, which means that they want to keep that cash rolling in.
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.... As you're still going to get their CDs in the mail.
....we can replace the Norton name with any other vendor's name and still have the same discussion. The only reason that we're beating up on Norton is that they've shot themselves in the foot like this before.
"Currently there have not been any reports of this vulnerability 'in the wild.'"
Now that its been posted on Slashdot, there will be by the end of the day.
..... I thought that gonzo was a porn related trend.
..... Can we get back to posts about Google?
"Does he call his team of lawyers "Hogan's Heroes"?"
If so, he can use the Sgt. Schultz Defence.
"That upstart kid Greg something or other went over there though. He managed to at least partially rewrite the rules. Go figure; and good for him. They needed a bit of rewriting. He made his team an independent business entity from the sponsor, in the American model. That changed things."
The Greg in question was Greg Lemond:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Lemond
He's best known for:
- 2 World Championships
- 3 Tour De France Titles
- Being the first millionare in the sport
- Aerodynamic innovations including areo bars and helmets (the ones that you see everybody use now).
..... Can be found below:
http://www.transformersthemovie.com/
....... So somebody will need to buy him some hot coffee to calm him down.
..... I think I'll quote them in my blog.
...... Likely has more to do with their lack of funding:
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http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.
..... who said that that OSX is the next Windows:
t ePapers/NewAppleofMalwaresEye.pdf
http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/Whi
So take anything they say with a grain of salt.
"Besides, I don't really know what you're defending, Mcaffee openly says it was a screwup and that because they depend on their customers trusting them they shouldn't have handled it the way they did."
I'm not defending anything. I'm just saying that this behaviour is:
1. Not new in this industry.
2. If you trust them, this might make you think twice as they said that they did this WAY after the fact.
....... As I am sure that software vendors who do regular updates (in other words MOST if not ALL of them) quietly fix stuff that they perceive to be bad (as in "this could keep people from buying our stuff" bad). It's not in their interest to make noise about it.
1. 280 million Euros is a drop in the bucket for M$.
2. They will delay, stall, and avoid paying for as long as possible.
3. When #2 fails, they will magically announce that they are in compliance.
4. ?????
5. Profit!
...... Someone says "I for one welcome our new overlords," but I guess they've been around since 9/11 haven't they and this is just an extension of that.
"It plans on equipping its patrol cars with devices that detect unprotected computer networks, and distributing brochures to computer users in vulnerable areas, instructing them on how to password protect their networks."
So that sounds to me that they're going to give these cops cheap laptops with WiFi and teach them to look for AP's with names like "linksys" and "default". Doesn't sound like a good use of taxpayers money to me.
.... Are the lawyers.
Gates can give every Slashdot user $1000 and not feel it. $2.5 Mil isn't going to get his attention. He'll put it down as the cost of doing business in Europe.
..... one of Apple's old Reality Distortion Field genrators.
.... as they likely know about my 1-900 phone sex habit.
..... Is it FULLY FUNCTIONAL in EVERY way?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_(Star_Trek)#Quo
.......Ballmer's crack about trying to kill Google has some validity after all. Well, good luck to them on that front. I suspect we'll see who the real fucking pussy is now! (Hint: It's not Eric S.)
.... but maybe the prudent thing to do is wait and see how these new products behave in the real world. Early indications are that there are "issues" as described in the articles below:
, 39020348,39265307,00.html ?articleID=186700327
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/wireless/0
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtm
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/006507.html
While it is unfortunate that one person got stabbed for their laptop, I have to wonder if this is somehow being blown somewhat out of proportion. Yes there has been an increase in this sort of crime (at least in the SF area), but how long before Starbucks gets cameras and the like to make these environments less appealing to thieves? My guess is that it won't take long. After all, the laptop user is a user who is willing to pay for their coffee, which means that they want to keep that cash rolling in.