Miscellaneous > Applications

Microsoft XP Firewall

(1/3) > >>

FuckMSTillTheyDie:
Microsoft's ICF (firewall) is just brilliant.  Let's face it these guys really know what they are doing.  Why is this so smart?

Well, this is the first phase in putting zonealarm, black ice, NIS, and others out of business (just like they did to 100s of small companies). Remember when NS ruled?

Second, the firewall can't be configured. This means that Microsoft is 100% free to communicate with the Mothership (particularly thru WMP 8) and unless you are smart enough to disable ICF and install a real firewall, you'll never even know it.

I also laugh at idiots who stop using outlook for security reasons and then start using Hotmail or some oher microshit service.  They don't realize that MS logs their IP, their unique MAC if they have a NIC, etc...Microsoft captures all the email info...they can even tell if you are pirating software...they add this to your database..then they give the mafia contracts to kill you.

Microsoft spyware compiles the biggest consumer database in the world.  They will one day try to rule the world, but it'll backfire, just like in the Terminator movies with Arnold.

[ January 20, 2002: Message edited by: FuckMSTillTheyDie ]

Refalm:
Yup... but I really don't think Arnie can do that... OK, he looks though, but try hit him and he'll cry like a little baby

hoojchoons:
They did it with Netscape, they did it with Sun and Java in WinXPiss, so why not try to put Zonealarm and other firewalls out of business as well? Those seem to be their favourite business practises. My answer to M$, are those HUGE security holes in their new wannabe OS they're so eagerly trying to patch up. And the more patches you download from their servers, the more unstable your system becomes  :D  .

Zombie9920:
Lets begin by saying that the Windows XP built in firewall hardley has a chance to put other firewall makers ot of business. The Windows XP firewall only blocks incoming attacks, it does not prevent stuff like trojans to turn your computer into a hackers personal server.

The XP firewall was only created because the average user does not even know what a firewall is let alone have one installed. The Windows XP firewall is around to offer the average person a little bit of protection(a half ass firewall is better than no firewall at all). Anybody who actually knows a thing about security will not opt to use the built in XP firewall over a real firewall, therefore they will still buy the better firewall from the other companies.

In Netscapes case, IE eradicated it because IE is the better browser. IE is faster, renders better, displays Cascading Style Sheets properly(unlike NS), enhances the Windows OS, is alot easier to program for, etc. Netscape is just utter trash.

As for Java. Microsofts' Java Virtual machine renders faster than Suns' Java, is alot smaller in size(for 56kers to download) than Suns' Java, uses less CPU cycles when rendering than Sun Java and doesn't open up a Java Console(which eats memory) like Suns' Java.

Microsofts browser and Java are better than what the competition has to offer therefore they  dominante the competition. In the firewalls case, it will not dominate anything because it is nothing compared to what competition has to offer. The people who actually use firewalls(are customers for other companies) will still use thier preffered firewall(will still buy the other companies firewalls), end of story.

[ May 19, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]

hoojchoons:
I agree with you about the Windoze crippled firewall. However, who can guarantee that M$ will not try to develop a fully functional firewall which will then incorporate into future versions of Windoze?

As for the Windoze IE, you're propably forgetting or simply don't want to admit Microsoft's dirty business practises. How can you expect me to take a company such as M$ seriously when they're eliminating freedom of choice by bundling their wannabe web browser into the OS? And don't tell me that you're being serious when you say that IE is a better browser. Just take a look around you. There are certainly better alternatives (Mozilla, Opera, Galeon, Konqueror etc. Take your pick!!).

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page