Microsoft - Mafiasoft
Thanks to Chris Jones of Ask On Consulting for sending me a link to Bambi and Terra's Mac360
Microsoft sells an operating system, Windows, that essentially REQUIRES anti virus and spyware programs. Now they are planning on selling anti virus and spyware protection for a monthly fee.
This is not like selling children's toys with "Batteries not included." This is closer to selling a car without brakes or a steering wheel! A somewhat dysfunctional product, at the very minimum.
The comparison is made to organized crime selling "protection" packages to small businesses. "You pay us and wezz make sure no onez messes with urr bizzzness. You no pay us and we break your legs" - or at least that's how it's portrayed in the movies.
I do not suspect that Microsoft is purposely releasing software riddled with security holes. I don't think anyone else. I do believe Microsoft needs to either:
A) Enormously improve the security of their products (I know, you're trying guys, and making progress too)
B) Bundle anti virus and spyware (that means for free!)
I do think that software has unnecessarily grown to a level of complexity where a big mess of security holes is all but assured, at least with the state of today's software engineering practices.
We need simpler software!!! Simpler is more secure. Simpler is easier to use. Simpler is more robust. Let's throw out 90% of the code of Windows and Office for starters!! 90% of users won't even notice the missing functionality, and the other 10% can learn to adapt!!
Microsoft sells an operating system, Windows, that essentially REQUIRES anti virus and spyware programs. Now they are planning on selling anti virus and spyware protection for a monthly fee.
This is not like selling children's toys with "Batteries not included." This is closer to selling a car without brakes or a steering wheel! A somewhat dysfunctional product, at the very minimum.
The comparison is made to organized crime selling "protection" packages to small businesses. "You pay us and wezz make sure no onez messes with urr bizzzness. You no pay us and we break your legs" - or at least that's how it's portrayed in the movies.
I do not suspect that Microsoft is purposely releasing software riddled with security holes. I don't think anyone else. I do believe Microsoft needs to either:
A) Enormously improve the security of their products (I know, you're trying guys, and making progress too)
B) Bundle anti virus and spyware (that means for free!)
I do think that software has unnecessarily grown to a level of complexity where a big mess of security holes is all but assured, at least with the state of today's software engineering practices.
We need simpler software!!! Simpler is more secure. Simpler is easier to use. Simpler is more robust. Let's throw out 90% of the code of Windows and Office for starters!! 90% of users won't even notice the missing functionality, and the other 10% can learn to adapt!!
posted by Ted Demopoulos at 10:57 AM
Comments on "Microsoft - Mafiasoft"
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Anonymous said ... (Monday, October 10, 2005 7:54:00 PM) :
post a commentAs a biased Apple user (and one quite familiar with Windows).... I still don't get the reluctance of small-medium size companies to switch to apple servers, networking and end user computers.
While not immune, I have never been affected nor have I heard of a virus/trojan horse/worm on the Mac side.
Also, the cost of maintaining an Apple system is at least 30% less than a Windows (I can not remember the numerous studies that have reported this)... but it makes sense.
Plus Apple OS is sexier...!