Microsoft: a threat to global IT and job security

[jasonlane]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/33082.html

 

quote: "Microsoft's efforts to design its software in evermore complex ways so as to illegally shut out efforts by others to interoperate or compete with their products has succeeded. The monopoly product we all now rely on is thus both used by nearly everyone and riddled with flaws. ... a software monoculture that each day becomes more susceptible to computer viruses, Trojan Horses and other digital pathogens."

[SAJChurchey]

I actually read the paper that Dr. Greer co-wrote, and it is quiter interesting.  He doesn't actually want everybody to migrate to any one platform that is more secure, just that there should be a more diverse OS capability so all of the important computers cannot be taken down at once.

It also give a much more detailed and theoretical look at M$'s programming practices and why it is so insecure.  I found the article quite true and entertaining.  If you haven't read the article, I have it up on my webserver:

CyberInSecurity:  The Cost of Monopoly

[Laukev7]

quote: "Microsoft's efforts to design its software in evermore complex ways so as to illegally shut out efforts by others to interoperate or compete with their products has succeeded. The monopoly product we all now rely on is thus both used by nearly everyone and riddled with flaws. ... a software monoculture that each day becomes more susceptible to computer viruses, Trojan Horses and other digital pathogens."  

I thought that was actually a GOOD thing for IT...  gives them more work to do, doesn't it.

Now, Mac OS X is a REAL threat to job security!