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Sunday, August 22, 2004
Windows: Defective Product
Warning: use of this operating system could lead to viruses, browser hijackings, and other unexpected events. In addition, use of this product could affect pregnant women's ability to browse the Internet.
From the Syracuse Post-Standard:
Read on here.
9:48:57 AM
Warning: use of this operating system could lead to viruses, browser hijackings, and other unexpected events. In addition, use of this product could affect pregnant women's ability to browse the Internet.
From the Syracuse Post-Standard:
"Microsoft
has a massive patch for some of the many bugs and security holes in
Windows XP. If you're using Windows XP, you might want to download the
software patch and install it.
But then maybe you shouldn't.
The patch, called SP2 (for "Service Pack 2"), would seem like a good idea. After all, security is a nightmare for Windows users, and anything that boosts security should be a good thing.
But I am urging Windows XP users to be cautious. Microsoft's track record in making fixes that work is less than stellar.
It created the problems of XP in the first place, and now Microsoft wants us to think it found a lot of fixes.
I'm not buying.
I believe Microsoft should take full responsibility for the faulty design of Windows and recall every last copy of Windows ever sold. Buyers should get a working, safe, secure operating system in return.
Some say that's just not going to happen. But I can't find anything in the realm of common sense that requires Ford or General Motors or any other automobile manufacturer to act responsibly by recalling defective vehicles while leaving Microsoft free to do as it pleases in its monopoly software market.
Some say I'm crazy to expect such a thing. But this crazy guy isn't letting up. I'd even like to see Microsoft put a warning label on Windows, just like the warning label on packs of cigarettes.
People need to be reminded that Windows is unsafe. There are millions of copies of non-XP versions of Windows in use worldwide, and these unsafe versions - Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows NT - are not covered by the latest service pack."
But then maybe you shouldn't.
The patch, called SP2 (for "Service Pack 2"), would seem like a good idea. After all, security is a nightmare for Windows users, and anything that boosts security should be a good thing.
But I am urging Windows XP users to be cautious. Microsoft's track record in making fixes that work is less than stellar.
It created the problems of XP in the first place, and now Microsoft wants us to think it found a lot of fixes.
I'm not buying.
I believe Microsoft should take full responsibility for the faulty design of Windows and recall every last copy of Windows ever sold. Buyers should get a working, safe, secure operating system in return.
Some say that's just not going to happen. But I can't find anything in the realm of common sense that requires Ford or General Motors or any other automobile manufacturer to act responsibly by recalling defective vehicles while leaving Microsoft free to do as it pleases in its monopoly software market.
Some say I'm crazy to expect such a thing. But this crazy guy isn't letting up. I'd even like to see Microsoft put a warning label on Windows, just like the warning label on packs of cigarettes.
People need to be reminded that Windows is unsafe. There are millions of copies of non-XP versions of Windows in use worldwide, and these unsafe versions - Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows NT - are not covered by the latest service pack."
Read on here.
9:48:57 AM
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