Quickest Patch Ever
September 7th, 2006 | by jg3 |Bruce Schneier today in Wired News: Quickest Patch Ever
…economics is a much more powerful motivator than security.
It is a brilliant and simple article. And you should note that everything in it that damns Microsoft could apply equally to Apple if they were to get into something as stupid as DRM.
I also like the point that Schneier makes to the effect of: Microsoft doesn’t give a damn if the whole bloody internet gets housed by malware. It doesn’t really impact their business anyway.
Microsoft is in the business of making money, and keeping users secure by patching its software is only incidental to that goal.
In case you don’t know my stance: I’m not anti-Microsoft. I believe in using the right tool for the job. I also believe that the total cost involved in owning and maintaining a Microsoft-based system is prohibitively high. I’m also very sceptical of anything they offer because it always seems to include gratiuitous modifications and extensions to established protocols and it always seems to lead to continuiously spending more money to keep the Microsoft-based machine running.
Filed under: Computers, Security
You must be logged in to post a comment.