[TriLUG] Customers are idiots

[Mike Mueller]

In a report on computer mono-culture here:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/washpost/20030926/tc_washpost/a2328_2003sep25

A MS supporting trade group came to the company's defense as follows: 

<quote>
In a statement, the Computing Technology Industry Association said the report 
is flawed by "myopically looking to technology (i.e., 'bad' software OS) 
instead of addressing the underlying cause -- human behavior -- for cyber 
breaches."
</quote>

So customer's _are_ idiots, or the enemy, depending on your viewpoint.  
Puh-leaze.  MS is a master of manipulating humans to buy their products.  To 
turn around and blame humans (customers) for their security problems is 
unacceptable.

Scott McNeely will love this: If a car has seat-belts then the occupants must 
use the seat-belts to accrue their value.  Windows is a Corvair - no seat 
belts and "Unsafe At Any Speed". At least *nix has seat-belts.  OpenBSD comes 
with air-bags, roll-bars, reinforced doors, break-away panels, 5-point 
occupant restraints, and independent safety certifications.

Where does your malware want to go today? Anywhere it damn well wants to.
-- 
Mike Mueller
324881 (08/20/2003)
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