__/ [ Linonut ] on Saturday 12 August 2006 01:51 \__
> http://www.desktoppipeline.com/191901722?rssfeed_pl_dtp
>
> As the spotlight on a dangerous Windows vulnerability grows brighter
> by the hour, security analysts Thursday said that it's not hype
> driving the alarms, but genuine fear that a major worm attack is just
> days away.
>
> "This is no drill," said Mike Murray, director of research at
> vulnerability management vendor nCircle. "And no, this isn't an
> overreaction. We've always said that some day there would be another
> big, serious vulnerability.
>
> "Well, this is the one."
Microsoft even contacted Homeland Security as means of
prodding people, according to their COLA mouthpiece. As said
elsewhere (a thread that directly addresses this press
release), this could get conspiracy theorists humming. I
can't help but think about Microsoft's reluctance to give
the EU some networking specs. My guess is that, within just
months, the world will reveal some shocking truths. And
there will be a stampede toward Open Source O/Sen. Not only
at a corporate and national level... those who fear US
intrusion into their confidential data...
> And, in addition to the "big one", we have the "one big", courtesy of
> Blammer:
>
>
http://www.desktoppipeline.com/191600891;jsessionid=DOVISMGPJ5U4KQSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN
>
> Ballmer Analyzes Microsoft's 'One Big' Vista Mistake
>
> CEO says the company bit off more than it could chew.
>
> By Stacy Cowley Courtesy of CRN
>
> Microsoft made one big, wrong decision that led to Vista's delays,
> Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told financial analysts during his
> meeting with them last week. The company took a Big Bang approach
> and tried to overhaul all of its operating system's core components
> simultaneously, an approach that eventually led to a fiery
> development crash.
>
> Well, at least he's man enough to admit it. Good on ya Steve-o!
>
> They'll be cleaning up that code for a long time to come. Maybe some
> good will come of it. Maybe they won't have some much time on their
> hands to churn up the code for no good reason.
Ballmer also said that Windows "needed a reboot". Not a
reboot of a Windows installation.... but the actual
_development_ of Windows. This must be why Microsoft started
from scratch around September 2005. A shame really. 6 months
in development results in a release of a new O/S, as opposed
to some Service Pack (at most). Even the time gap between
Tiger and Leopard is far more considerable. There was no
need to reboot. To make matters worse, Microsoft is _yet_ to
rework the code of Vista, the majority of which requires a
redesign, according to the honourable Jim Allchin. Whether
they will fall back to the source code of Windows 2000....
we are yet to find out. Starting from the Vista codebase,
with its immense bloat (and thus hardware requirements)
would be a terrible, irreversible mistake.
Best wishes,
Roy
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