Is Microsoft Truly 'Trustworthy'?
Be afraid. Microsoft thinks it knows what's best for you.
Microsoft Senior Vice President Craig Mundie recently suggested that in the name of security, it may be appropriate to force you to install Microsoft patches or updates, and if that breaks your existing applications, well, it's for your own good.
This cavalier and astoundingly risky attitude apparently springs from Microsoft's new homeland-security bandwagon -- what we used to call "national security," before political spin-meisters figured "homeland" would better inspire consumer spending for the new war on terror.
Microsoft, responsible for more security-bug-ridden software on desktop systems than any other company, says it's now got the security religion, and it wants you enlightened as well, whether you like it or not...more [Wired]
The problem has always been that Microsoft thinks it knows what's best for you. They will hide behind disclaimers and deny responsibility when they break your computer, or network. The reason is because it's always about making money with MS. The illusion of 'Trustworthy Computing' is what matters since it provides pablum to keep the masses happy. With MS lies are the truth...mj
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