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| Re: ok Very good points Nightfall.
No, I don't think that a shift to a different OS would solve the problem of hackers looking to exploit the (most) prevalent system(s). I merely think that by the time Vista is out and about (probably about June of '07) that I may not care so much for it. I may stick with XP, I may try a Mac on a G5, who knows...
Not due to the security, or lack thereof. My personal opinions on the entire "trusted" computing notions are equally spread amongst Microsoft, Intel, AMD, Apple, and whoever else is on board.
In my opinion, locking down the hardware, tying that control straight to the operating system, and betting that it will work for the forces of good, is not realistic. I am usually quite the optimist, but in this case, I have trouble imagining that everything will be as rosy as these companies would have us believe.
»www.gnu.org/philosophy/can-you-trust.html
...sorry to spin the topic a bit, but I do think it relates to the "warm and fuzzy" notions that MS is trying to convey about their new OS. |
