Re: Viruses and hackers make Windows more secure - Gates

From: Phil Da Lick! (phil_the_lick_at_nospam.hotmail.com)
Date: 01/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:32:04 -0000

"Iceman" <1c3m4n@chi-mafia.org> wrote in message
news:p7ao3v4bttw9.dlg@icepick.org...
> >> No it doesn't. Your statement of fact regarding bilking as a way of
life
> >
> > Yes, it does. This move should have been made at least 2 years ago. M$
were
> > warned before the release of XP that they needed to beef up security. As
> > usual, they took a half-assed approach. Why is the XP firewall only one
way?
> > Why do net scripts not run in a tight security context?
> >
>
> Wait till SP2 it will piss you off, it comes locked down.
> Two years ago XP was in full swing, it was based on W2K not a total new
> system like the next one coming out. MS did beef up security, it was, out
> of the box more secure than a typical new Linux distro.

That's debatable. And I never said they didn't beef up security, they just
didn't beef it up enough.

> >> understand. Those who claim Linux is inheritently more secure is crazy.
It
> >
> > Please provide evidence that I made any kind of claim as to the security
> > capabilities of Linux.
> >
>
> Read you post.

I suggest you try that. I commented on the attitude of Microsoft. I made no
mention of Linux security issues and I certainly made no comparison between
the two.

> > Really? How come the games I like to play are not available on Linux? Is
> > that also an excuse or are you just BSing again? The "big" games
sometimes
> > come with a Linux version but nowhere near enough do. Until that
happens,
> > I'm stuck with XP. Or at least a dual boot.
> >
>
> No, you aren't stuck, you made a choice, and it was for XP. Get it, your
> *choice* You could get a game box which is better in any event and use
your
> computer for what it is best used for. Novel idea, eh?

Unfortuantely for playing games my pc kicks the *** out of all the
consoles. I know, I've got them. Also you get better value with PC games;
they're cheaper and you can play online for free, and download a shitload of
new addons in most cases for free. And FYI I made no choice "for XP" I made
a choice of how I would like to use my PC. At the moment to play games, you
have to have XP. I also will be installing Linux at some point for some
server work. At least in that department there is a choice, you can do
server stuff on either platform.

> > I'm sure there are, however our existing data is tied into sage. You'd
also
> > have to look at accreditation by the UK tax office for any package you
> > choose to use. Our accoutants bills would also skyrocket if our accounts
> > data was in a format they couldn't use.
>
> I see you are talking without doing any research. Why am I not surprised?

Because you're a dumb*** who can't read?

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