Microsoft Under Attack - Part 2 472
bugbeak writes "Part 2 of BBC's report on Microsoft at its 'most vulnerable moment in history' is available. According to the article, there are six battles Microsoft must go through in order to stay afloat and win, ranging from 'sort out security' (#1) to 'get them young' (#3). The first part of the article series was also linked by Slashdot." From the article: "Already Microsoft is spending 30% to 35% of its research and development budget on security issues, [Gates] says. His promise: Longhorn, the next version of the Windows operating system, will make malicious software (malware) that gets onto computers without the users' knowledge 'a thing of the past'."
Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:5, Funny)
heh (Score:4, Funny)
Just like the tabacco industry!
Malware (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Heard this before...? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Malware (Score:1, Funny)
Re:and I quote: (Score:5, Funny)
-Bill Gates
That just might possibly dethrone the 640kb crack. I know, I know, it isn't what he meant and is misconstrued. THIS little gem is fairly unambigous. Yes, let's remember it.
Re:too funny, as usual (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Already struggling (Score:3, Funny)
The stock market has a way of seeing through the BS because money is at stake
-Enron?
-WorldCom?
-Global Crossing?
Re:Computer literacy? (Score:2, Funny)
Insert Knoppix LiveCD. Hold down power button 5 seconds. Press power button once more.
The sad thing is that yeah, that does sound too complicated for the average user.
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Re:heh (Score:5, Funny)
Just like a drug dealer:
Step 1: Here, try this free Windows you got with your new computer!
Step 2: Here, make all your applications with Access databases and Excel spreadsheets and ActiveX and COM+! Feels GOOD, doesn't it?
Step 3: Here it will only cost you X dollars to upgrade to this better grade of drug^H^H^H^HWindows!
Step 4: Profit!
Step 5: Monopoly profit!
Step 6: Shoot competing drug^H^H^H^Hsoftware dealers.
Step 7: Arrest, conviction of monopoly status, prison!
I'm waiting for step 7, George...
Re:and I quote: (Score:3, Funny)
Re:heh (Score:5, Funny)
"without their knowledge" (Score:5, Funny)
Instead, Longhorn will have a nifty lil pop-up that says:
"Windows has successfully installed a new Trojan Horse/Adserver. Before you can bein using this program
you must restart the computer. Would you like to restart the computer now?"
[Yes] [Ok]
Re:and I quote: (Score:3, Funny)
Famous last words (Score:3, Funny)
Re:and I quote: (Score:2, Funny)
-Bill Gates
He might be quite right, malware running on longhorn will have a option button saying "Do you want to install Bonzo?" with only an accept option. Yup, the user will be informed that software is being installed