Microsoft gets an *F* from CNN (and others...) in security <ot>

[Jerry McBride]

On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 09:35:26 -0700 Collins Richey <erichey2 at attbi.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 10:54:50 -0500
> Jerry McBride <mcbrides9 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 08:06:42 -0700 Collins Richey <erichey2 at attbi.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > Q. What is sly like a fox, dumb as a box of rocks, and incredibly
> > > wealthy?
> > > A. Bill Gates.
> > > 
> > 
> 
> [ snips ]
> 
> > Don't let it bother you too much Collins. 
> 
> The only thing that bothers me is the fact that he has pulled the wool
> over everyone's eyes.  Think of all the very fine software, let's use
> one of the CD writer products (which this group loves to knock ) for an
> example, which is built on top of this POS.  Perfectly good usable
> products, but they require an unstable insecure operating system (or
> noxious  virus, depending on your viewpoint) to run.
> 

There are a couple of great applications that I dearly wish could be moved to
the linux desktop. If yopu can over look the OS that they run on, they're great
in their own right.

> I really hope that BG continues to price himself out of the game.  Then
> at least the rest of the world will see the light.  Unfortunately my
> Republican friends (with whom I agree on many things, but not on this)
> regard BG as a hard-working, honest intrepeneur who is being ganged up
> on by all the jealous pinko-commie socialists.
> 

Unfortunately, birds of a feather flock together. Those that praise BG are just
as bad as he is.

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