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Re: [News] [Rival] Windows Zombie Mess Comes to Tor

alt <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:45:46 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> Gates thought he will have eliminated Windows zombies by 2006. He was
>> wrong. It gets worse all the time.
> 
> Gates was saying that as a PR stunt. He was hoping people would forget he
> said and for the most part, they have.
> 
> It is my opinion, that neither Gates nor Microsoft have any interest in
> taking care of the zombie problem as long as they are not held liable for
> their gross incompetence and as long as they continue to keep their
> market share. They will take care of the problem when it start to cost
> them their bottom line.
> 

If anything, they are a help, at least to a certain rather powerful
section of society anyway.  After all, if the criminals are going to
exploit an OS, wouldn't you rather it be yours ;-) ?

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