On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 16:54 -0800, Peter Gordon wrote: > Les wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 16:30 -0800, Peter Gordon wrote: > > snip > >> Anti-malware companies, which make their large profits from the infestations > >> and insecurities of Windows, have a huge say in what Microsoft can do with > >> their OS. Unfortunately for such a companies as Microsoft and others, this > >> profit is apparently worth more to them then consumer satisfaction and good > >> design principles. > >> -- > > snip > > > > Can you post a source for this assertion? I find it highly unlikely > > that Microsoft even talks to these folks other than to give them the > > same access to Redmond that any other Windows Certified developer has. > > I asserted no such idea; but their actions speak for themselves. > > My statement was that, should Microsoft actually fix > their security holes and design practices, it would likely break > backward-compatibility quite severely, as well as preclude the need for many > anti-malware packages There's a hell of alot of assumptions in this email that don't have anything to do with reality. > . This, in turn, would drastically harm the business > of these companies as well as force software companies that made use of these > "features" (*ahem*) to fix their software - which could create quite large > potential costs. This, in turn, makes them charge more for the software, > which in turn reduces the potential total amount purchased (price-demand > curve), which in turn means that people will not purchase as much Windows > software and support (*ahem*...if that's what they call it). This, in turn, > means that people will be much less inclined to use anti-malware products, > and the cycle continues. > > Thus, should MS fix these things, they and many other companies potentially lose > quite a lot of money. > > > One change in a generally-undeviating economy can wreak havoc through the > economic system of that society... (This is all theoretically, of course...) > -- > Peter Gordon (codergeek42) > This message was sent through a webmail > interface, and thus not signed. > LX -- °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Off Topic or Political Discussions: http://mandrakeot.mdw1982.com/ http://www.mdw1982.com/mailman/listinfo/mandrakeot "Character is what you do when nobody's looking." - J.C. Watts °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
