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Microsoft: Vista Most Secure OS Ever
BetaNews ^ | 06/15/2006 | Nate Mook, Tim Conneally

Posted on 06/15/2006 11:21:05 AM PDT by steve-b

Microsoft senior vice president Bob Muglia opened up TechEd 2006 in Boston Sunday evening by proclaiming that Windows Vista was the most secure operating system in the industry. But a bold statement can only go so far, and much of this week's conference has been spent reinforcing that point....

(Excerpt) Read more at betanews.com ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: bloatware; famouslastwords; microcrap; vista; windows; yeahright
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To: contemplator

mu = micro
snot = my snotty way of saying "soft"


21 posted on 06/15/2006 11:55:20 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Disregard the law of unintended consequences at your own risk.)
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To: steve-b

LOL Yeah right


22 posted on 06/15/2006 11:56:19 AM PDT by Leatherneck_MT (In a world where Carpenters come back from the dead, ALL things are possible.)
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To: N3WBI3
and not by company execs who will have to backpedal pretty hard if vista gets hit in the first few months after release..

First few months? Vista has already had several exploits and it's months from release.

23 posted on 06/15/2006 12:40:05 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: Neidermeyer

A Mainframer if ever I heard one. Keep on keepin on.


24 posted on 06/15/2006 12:42:11 PM PDT by A Cyrenian
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To: steve-b; N3WBI3; antiRepublicrat

Wait a sec--Didn't some MS bigwig say that XP was the most secure OS ever right before it came out?

And then all the bugs came out...


25 posted on 06/15/2006 1:17:09 PM PDT by rzeznikj at stout (ASCII and ye shall receive... (Computers 3:14))
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To: steve-b
DOS 3.3 was the most stable OS by Microsoft.
It was also the last written in machine language.
26 posted on 06/15/2006 1:33:44 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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To: Neidermeyer
And OS/400.
27 posted on 06/15/2006 9:19:33 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: isthisnickcool
The biggest problem with Linux, in my opinion, is that there is no one Linux, there are dozens of distributions. The average user doesn't want, and probably isn't qualified, to weigh the pros and cons of different distros. They want to install Linux period.

I know that some may view this as an advantage since different distros can be tailored to different needs. However, I don't think the average user would see it that way. If Linux weren't so fragmented, I think it could generate more momentum.

28 posted on 06/16/2006 7:36:58 AM PDT by ProudGOP
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To: bmwcyle

"Core O/S -- 2 Gig. with no services turned on."

Are you serious? This is supposed to be the version which would remove all the bloat from previous versions.


29 posted on 06/16/2006 7:43:20 AM PDT by webstersII
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To: webstersII

We will see. I waiting for the big on stage demo when the computer crashes.


30 posted on 06/16/2006 7:49:46 AM PDT by bmwcyle (Only stupid people would vote for McCain, Warner, Hagle, Snowe, Graham, or any RINO)
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To: Neidermeyer

"Most secure OS ?? surely Billy boy's heard of MVS and RACF.."

Actually he is probably right. See, what he's saying is that it's the most secure version ever released to help the music industry and Hollyweird fight illegal downloads, with the DRM built right into the O/S. This will probably work well enough to make Hollyweird happy, which is all they care about. Security for the individual is not that big a priority anyway.


31 posted on 06/16/2006 7:53:08 AM PDT by webstersII
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To: bigdcaldavis
The mainstream media does not want you to know about Linux.

More accurately, the mainstream media does not know about Linux. But that's not a big loss--Linux has a long time left to bake before it becomes a viable contender to the desktop.

The best breakdown of computer OS distribution would ideally be OS X on the home desktop, Linux or BSD on servers, and a severely locked-down Windows at most businesses.
32 posted on 06/16/2006 4:36:21 PM PDT by Terpfen
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To: isthisnickcool

What a coincidence. I'm using Xandros on my laptop. Everything works great...even the dial-up modem and the wifi.


33 posted on 06/17/2006 5:34:10 PM PDT by bigdcaldavis (Xandros : In a world without fences, who needs Gates?)
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To: Terpfen

Actually, the mainstream media DOES know about Linux...they just choose to cherry-pick exactly when and where they'll mention it. CNN Headline News actually had a live interview with Michael Robertson of Lindows (now Linspire). I think the only reason they decided to interview Robertson was because of Microsoft suing Lindows over the Lindows name. Plus, msnbc.com reviewed Linspire Five-0 on their site last year (gave it a positive review). Now if they could have been considered mainstream media, TechTV frequently talked about Linux. Marcel Gagne actually appeared on an edition of "Call For Help" last year on G4. But lately G4 has been moving away from games and computers in an attempt to be a Spike TV rip-off.

I'm gonna attempt to do in-depth research on the mainstream media's coverage of Linux. I'm gonna research on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and so on. What I find, I will post here.


34 posted on 06/17/2006 5:44:08 PM PDT by bigdcaldavis (Xandros : In a world without fences, who needs Gates?)
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