Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 03, 2003 11:35 PM
just think of explaining to your parents why they should be wary of pop-up web messages that prompt them to "test
your system for viruses", complete with an OK button that looks like it came from the operating system. If we don't come up with a robust, inoperable solution to
these sorts of problems, customers will turn to Microsoft and will accept whatever baggage that comes along with it.
You sound like you don't know anything about Open Source software. Open Source software is addressing exactly the problem that you mention, not only for Linux and other OS 's but even on the Microsoft platform! Take a look at the latest version of Mozilla, which allows the user to block pop-up ads. And it runs on Windows, Linux, etc. What has Microsoft done in Internet Explorer to block pop-up ads?
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Re:trustworthy computing
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 03, 2003 11:35 PMYou sound like you don't know anything about Open Source software. Open Source software is addressing exactly the problem that you mention, not only for Linux and other OS 's but even on the Microsoft platform! Take a look at the latest version of Mozilla, which allows the user to block pop-up ads. And it runs on Windows, Linux, etc. What has Microsoft done in Internet Explorer to block pop-up ads?
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