I’m a Linux Bigot
Posted By Russ Emerson on July 16, 2004 at 9:56 am
Yes, I know Microsoft is an amazing success for the capitalist system. I love capitalism. Hooray for capitalism!
But I suspect their effective monopoly has made them sloppy.
One of my favorite sayings is that “Outlook Express is a security hole with some added e-mail capability.” Similar things might be (and have been) said about many of their products.
I’m pretty sure that MS’s success is not because of the quality of their products, but rather in spite of the quality. The security problems built into so many MS products are serious enough that I do none of my critical computing work on Windows machines unless there is no alternative. The product of those things I have to do on Windows machines is always stored on a Linux box, or on a detachable external hard drive.
This Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) advisory is just the latest example of why I usually disdain Microsoft products:
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Components and Outlook Express
Read and enjoy. And then update your PC.