Dave,
What you say is partially true. However, I seem to remember that very
similar arguments have been made by those supporting the tobacco
companies and cigarettes, firearm manufacturers and their political
lobbies, groups opposed to AIDS prevention etc. etc. The ideology of
personal responsibility can only go so far. For instance, since it is up
to the individual to drive safely, then why bother having seat belts and
airbags in cars. Moreover to use a logical extension of your arguments
as it applies to cars and traffic laws, then why have traffic laws at
all. All hail Libertarianism!
The point is that if a manufacturer makes a shoddy product that could
cause severe damage, then there are legal remedies. However if M$ or
other companies make a shoddy software product that could cause severe
damage, we end up getting arguments on personal responsibility. There's
a bit of a disconnect here.
Companies want to minimize costs etc., that is one of the reasons why
Outlook is very popular. It comes with Office and is fairly easy to use.
The problem is that MicroSoft also attempts to minimize costs, provide a
good feature set, maximize shareholder returns, etc., and made a series
of decisions that makes Outlook very vulnerable to certain forms of
virii. Given these decisions and their consequences and considering your
arguments regarding personal responsibility, where does corporate
responsibility come in?
larry
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Dave Watts wrote:
>
> Finally - and this is all I've got to say - this kind of attitude, in which
> you expect the end user to be irresponsible and, frankly, stupid, is the
> kind of paternalistic Politburo outlook of people who think that the masses
> must be protected from themselves. Being an adult means knowing what happens
> - and being responsible for it - when you push the button, or pull the
> trigger, or push the accelerator.
>
> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
> http://www.figleaf.com/
> voice: (202) 797-5496
> fax: (202) 797-5444
>
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