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BigWarpGuy
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1. Too Much Microsoft Can Be Dangerous
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" Too Much Microsoft Can Be Dangerous
That's the opinion of a panel of security experts, which blasted
the company for vulnerabilities in its software and said its
monopoly on operating systems is a security risk for businesses
and the country.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=15200245
"

Copied from an InformationWeek news e-mail. As an OS/2 Warp users (one day to be an eComStation user), I knew this already.


BigWarpGuy
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Date: 25 Sep, 2003 on 14:47
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2. Re:Too Much Microsoft Can Be Dangerous
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Did you have saved copy? I tried to read it from their site, but it doesn't exist anymore (it exists it their search engine, but link is broken ...)

If you have, please send me it via E-mail.

Thank you in advance.

Date: 26 Sep, 2003 on 08:03
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3. Re:Too Much Microsoft Can Be Dangerous
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No I don't have a saved copy. It seemd to have 'gone away' rather quickly (makes one wonder if a certain company did want it read).

Is Microsoft software a threat to national security?

Last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admitted that the software giant
has been humbled by the latest flurry of worms and viruses. This week, a
report from a computer industry group critical of Microsoft offered a
different perspective: Its authors suggest that Microsoft be forced to
support multiple platforms and publish interface specifications to major
functional components. Is the Windows platform a threat to national
security?
> Read full story
http://ct.com.com/click?q=48-ggybIdByVdaRy3_i2Qpb2ZH50cGJ

See also: Virus strikes State Department
http://ct.com.com/click?q=01-9o0DI2joO5Wl8PX1HlfnGPpWYs~i
Here is something similar (just received today - 09-26-2003 at my jerseywarp@os2world.com e-mail address [hopefull it is still there]).


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Date: 26 Sep, 2003 on 14:29
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