To blame Microsoft for the attacks on their systems aids and abets the criminal hackers that prey on their often unsuspecting users, yet you take that position every single time. Nevermind the fact most of the onslaught comes from China and East Europe, you still always want to give the actual hackers a free pass, and blame Microsoft instead.
His position is the same as everyone's, including yours.
People who illegally hack your computer, just like those who would vandalize and steal stuff out of your car, should be prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law. I'm thinking 10 years in a 6x6 cell with a crappy 486, dialup internet connection, and no antivirus, antispyware, or firewall available. That'll teach 'em.
But, a manufacturer would be foolish to make a car with inadequate security devices, then charge $50 a year for working locks. Why not just BUILD this security into Windows to begin with?
Microsoft sells buggy software and now wants to extort money from hapless users to remedy what shouldn't have been a problem in the first place.