On 10/27/11 09:03, Ed Leafe wrote: > Looks like a fairly even-handed criticism of various mis-steps Redmond > has made since releasing XP. Do you agree with these? Or can you think of > more deserving actions? > > http://www.zdnet.com/photos/a-decades-worth-of-windows-mistakes-that-changed-microsoft-for-better-and-worse/6321552 > > ( -or- http://j.mp/vpLzky )
I think it's a good article - rings true to me. IMO, the most costly goof was Active-X, which was the first implementation of "We can run anything from anywhere and you won't even know it", and was at the root of the security problems. There were several of these "Look what we can do!" announcements, which were designed to wow conference attendees with absolutely no attention to possible vulnerabilities. I would add another item: the constant re-naming and re-organizing of system and user folders. "Let's see, is this the one with My Network Places, or is it just Network?" Dan Covill San Diego _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
