Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 25th Sep 2006 05:30 UTC
Windows XP is turning five years old, but will anybody want to celebrate the occasion? Microsoft's long-anticipated replacement for 'Win 9x' - the series of releases that began with Windows 95 and ended with Windows Millennium Edition - was never supposed to stick around this long. But half a decade after it began shipping on new computers (followed a month later by its retail debut), XP lingers.
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2005-06-29
I think 2 things need to occur in order for Windows to become safer (in my mind the structure of Windows just isn't as safe as BSD, Solaris or Linux)
1) Pre-Installers-Dell and the other PC mfg's need to stop installing Windows with everything open. Vista may help that regard, but leaving the door open with nothing locked is inviting thieves into your home.
Teach the user to either install their locks, or to use a key to get into their house, or in this case their computers.
2) Culture Shift-Focus on security within companies rolling out Windows. Don't give in to mid-level management about needing every program under the sun, and the ability to install without supervision.
The business mindset is where much of computer knowledge starts, and it transfers to your home use as well. Use it safe in businesses, and it will carry over to your home use.
Microsoft can throw in all the patches and service packs they want, but as long as they use duct tape to keep the doors on, people will keep trying to break in using a sharper knife.