Well, here we go again. Sigh! It sure would be nice if someone got their
collective fingers and thumbs out of wherever they've been shoved and
deal with this crap once and for all!
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/08/16/computer.worm/index.html
This is a perfect example of why making computers easy should never be
given a higher priority than making them secure first.
If you ever needed a reminder why you switched to Linux, this ought to
do nicely! Redmond couldn't build a decent OS if their corporate lives
depended on it!
There's just something horribly wrong about paying ridiculous amounts of
money for software that is open to vulnerabilities like this. To make
matters worse, consumers then pay more money for anti-virus software to
protect that same 'easy-to-use' operating system.
Then, to top it all off, Redmond comes up with a new service intended to
protect Windows users from the bugs and holes they didn't fix yet. Of
course, there's a fee involved.
http://beta.windowsonecare.com/prodinfo/Default.aspx
What gets me pissed about this, is the fact that users and clients
always point a finger at IT/IS people when their systems crash and burn,
instead of shaking a finger at Microsoft, saying 'Shame on You'!
I'm just glad that some of us are smarter than that. At least we get to
brag for a few days about how we're not being affected by this garbage!
--
Mr. L. Geek - Official Combat-Pant & Grunge T-Shirt
wearing, Coffee drinking, Cigarette-Smoking, Middle
of the night keyboard pounding, Self-Appointed Linux
Officianado AND,.... Registered Linux User #190712!
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