[Bush2000]

A lot of tech CEOs have are completely incompetent in tech themselves.

Then he's no authority; hence, anything he has to say on the subject is bullcrap.

[HAL9000]

Then he's no authority; hence, anything he has to say on the subject is bullcrap.

Bill Gates has gotten hit with spyware too - and he is the King of Low Quality Crap.

[antiRepublicrat]

Then he's no authority; hence, anything he has to say on the subject is bullcrap.

He's no authority, so the fact that he's the Intel boss should mean absolutely nothing. But what he has to say is valid in the sense that it's coming from the average non-expert user. It just takes more work to keep Windows secure and running, work that is often beyond their knowledge.