__/ [ Roy Culley ] on Sunday 24 December 2006 13:42 \__
> begin risky.vbs
> <20061224125508.67e52b4f@ed-desktop>,
> ed <ed@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:45:14 +0000
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> CRAP In Vista
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | The "remote shutdown" capability for device drivers, if true is a
>>> | reason enough to not buy Vista in any form or shape.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2006/Dec-23-1.html
>>>
>>> Coming from the guy who supposedly tries to "bridge the gap" between
>>> the camps, it must mean something.
>>>
>>> Wait until viruses begin to eliminate or sabotage hardware.
>>
>> http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt
>
> Executive Executive Summary
> ---------------------------
>
> The Vista Content Protection specification could very well
> constitute the longest suicide note in history.
To the Internet, Windows is also the longest homocide note in history.
Prepare for 2007. It'll be scary. A rough ride no doubt... to all of us,
regardless of whether we use Microsoft products or not.
Internet criminals to step up "cyberwar" in 2007
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| People could find their computers infected with viruses that
| secretly record all their keystrokes or send out millions of
| spam email messages.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/wr_nm/britain_cybercrime_dc
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