On Sunday 10 September 2006 8:28 am, Jack Gates wrote: > On Sunday 10 September 2006 09:07, James Knott wrote: > > One is there are many fundamental flaws in Windows that allow a > > virus to > > infect a system. Windows was originally created with no concept of > > security or process protection. Add to that some incredibly stupid > > decisions, such as embedding the browser in the OS mean that the > > system is wide open to malware. Incidentally, IE was embedded in > > the OS, so that MS could claim in court that they couldn't remove > > IE, without crippling Windows. Further many Windows users run as > > Admin, simply because a) they don't know better and b) they often > > have to, to do certain things, such as install apps. Also, some > > apps require the user to have admin rights. This means that when a > > virus runs, it has full access to the entire system. > > Actually the decisions were incredibly smart because they secured > their hold on the mass of people who don't know any better and don't > care. Those same people will just go buy all the other software to > try to secure the system. Microsoft has a very good marketing > campaign I just don't agree with their deceptive procedures behind it > and I don't like their software. I stopped using their software 4 > years ago and won't go back to it. I like Linux too much! Here is my > take on the MS stuff http://www.jlgates.com
Well, Jack, I went to your site and all I see are wingdings, and I'm on Kubuntu running Firefox, what's the deal? -- See Ya' Howard Coles Jr. John 3:16! http://risenbooks.com Christian bookstore --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
