RE: "With Bill Gates firmly grasping the homeland-security steering wheel, you're probably feeling better already. "

This excerpt from the document is a bit humorous:

If Microsoft appoints itself our security guardian, declaring that forced
patches, broken applications and potentially trashed systems are acceptable,
it will be the height of arrogance and irresponsibility.

With the exception of 'forced patches, this is already the state of
Microsoft computing, and that acceptability has been the MS view for years.

Ray Shahan

"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans", John Lennon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Booth Martin [SMTP:Booth@MartinVT.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 8:06 PM
> To:   midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      "With Bill Gates firmly grasping the homeland-security
> steering wheel, you're probably feeling better already. "
>
>
> Here is a must-read for us.
>
> Here's a paragraph:  "Microsoft, responsible for more security-bug-ridden
> software on desktop systems than any other company, says it's now got the
> security religion, and it wants you enlightened as well, whether you like
> it
> or not."
>
> another: "If Microsoft appoints itself our security guardian, declaring
> that
> forced patches, broken applications and potentially trashed systems are
> acceptable, it will be the height of arrogance and irresponsibility.
> By proceeding with such a plan, Microsoft would not only be shooting
> itself
> in the foot, but might well be shooting many of its customers' systems
> right
> between the eyes."
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,56490,00.html
>
> The writer seems focused and seems clear in his understanding.
>
>