Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 13, 2004 03:24 AM
Does anyone else see the incredible irony here?
Here we are in the midst of YET ANOTHER MICROSOFT-BASED WORM/VIRUS OUTBREAK. Here we are dealing with massive amounts of extra network traffic generated by YET ANOTHER MICROSOFT-BASED VIRUS/WORM OUTBREAK. Here we are running around frantically trying to patch machines as quickly as possible because of YET ANOTHER MICROSOFT-BASED "CRITICAL VULNERABILITY". Here we are scanning through tens of thousands of extra entries in our IDS logs because of YET ANOTHER MICROSOFT-BASED VIRUS/WORM OUTBREAK.
I find it amusing that the article begins with the "You get what you pay for" argument. Does that mean that companies and individuals the world over who have been appropriately indoctinated into the "Windows War Machine" are somehow getting an extra benefit by running Microsoft operating systems and being exposed to security risks? Instead of running Linux, I guess I should rush right out to my local store, drop $300 for Windows XP Pro, and install it so that I, too, can reap the rewards of paying for and using software that costs me money! Maybe, if I'm REALLY lucky, my machine can become another zombie for generating tons of spam!
By all means, Mr. Jones, please outline all the risks we're exposing ourselves to by not using Microsoft's products!
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 13, 2004 03:24 AMHere we are in the midst of YET ANOTHER MICROSOFT-BASED WORM/VIRUS OUTBREAK. Here we are dealing with massive amounts of extra network traffic generated by YET ANOTHER MICROSOFT-BASED VIRUS/WORM OUTBREAK. Here we are running around frantically trying to patch machines as quickly as possible because of YET ANOTHER MICROSOFT-BASED "CRITICAL VULNERABILITY". Here we are scanning through tens of thousands of extra entries in our IDS logs because of YET ANOTHER MICROSOFT-BASED VIRUS/WORM OUTBREAK.
I find it amusing that the article begins with the "You get what you pay for" argument. Does that mean that companies and individuals the world over who have been appropriately indoctinated into the "Windows War Machine" are somehow getting an extra benefit by running Microsoft operating systems and being exposed to security risks? Instead of running Linux, I guess I should rush right out to my local store, drop $300 for Windows XP Pro, and install it so that I, too, can reap the rewards of paying for and using software that costs me money! Maybe, if I'm REALLY lucky, my machine can become another zombie for generating tons of spam!
By all means, Mr. Jones, please outline all the risks we're exposing ourselves to by not using Microsoft's products!
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