Re: Pay for MS anti-malware service!

"GO" <aa533@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m> wrote in message
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>> "Mark" <xpmark@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > If Microsoft would FIX their Windows operating system, maybe these
>> > anti-malware programs would not need to exist.
>> >
> http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=200
> 5-05-13T161008Z_01_N12311064_RTRIDST_0_NET-TECH-MICROSOFT-ANTIVIRUS-DC.XML
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>> > Windows users have already paid their dues/fees, they bought a broken
>> > flawed OS.
>>
>> LOL please tell me what OS doesn't have any bugs or security flaws. If
>> you
>> are worried about security you should set your newsreader not to use
>> HTML.
>>
>> Kerry
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> Any large piece of software (such as an OS) is bound to have bugs and
> security issues. But where the problem lies now is that MS is starting to
> offer services (and will no doubt start charging people) to mask these
> problems rather than fix them.
>

Selling services has been going on a long time. Isn't the Redhat business
model built on selling services. Some companies like IBM and Sun also sell
hardware but the business model is really based on selling services.
Microsoft has been one of the few exceptions so far. I'm not saying I like
the direction they are taking, just commenting that it's a common business
model in the computer industry. As far as I know Windows updates will still
be available free. They have said nothing about discontinuing updates. All
OS's are "flawed". Whichever one you use will need patches and updates. Most
software vendors follow the same path as Microsoft. Buy the current version.
You get updates for that version free for some amount of time. When a new
version comes out you pay to upgrade or not. Usually shortly after the new
version is out support ends for the old version. Any addons, telephone
support, etc. are extra cost. This is the services part of the model. Up
until now Microsoft has included some of the services for free. Most other
companies don't. Linux is not a company but a community. All the companies
that sell a linux distrobution are mostly following the same model.

> And yes, other systems have security flaws but when have you heard of any
> other major exploits wreaking havoc on these systems? You may say that
> these other systems just don't have the same market share as MS but
> consider
> the Apache web server. AFAIK there are many more Apache servers on the
> web
> compared to IIS. When have you heard of any Apache exploits crippling
> entire networks?
>
>

Apache has it's share of problems that need to be patched on a regular
basis. When did we start talking programs rather than OS's?

http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html

http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html

Check out the following exploits. All the major OS's and programs are well
represented on the list.

http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/

Kerry




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