>>>>> "T" == TOMSON ERIC <Eric.Tomson@siemens.atea.be> writes:
T> Is Palladium (TCP/MS) a real/serious threat?
As compared to a skilled sniper in a white van? No.
T> Do we have to be afraid of it?
Let me reframe this in another perspective:
If you put razor blades in your mouth, should you be afraid of
damage? Yes, but I'm forced to ask: /WHY/ put them in your
mouth in the first place?
With Palladium, your answer is "because Bill Gates told me to" ...
and you can see how juvenile the risk is -- an excuse like that was
acceptable in junior kindergarten, but is it still acceptable from
grown adults?
This is the same Billy boy who gives you a "free" Elvis Costello CD
with exciting new tracks, and once you insert it into your PC, your
Windows XP is /forever/ controlled by Microsoft's notions of DRM.
This is the same Billy boy who sells you a core infrastructure email
server that is a /magnet/ for the trojans, virii and worms that cost
your economies /billions/ in _unnecessary_ downtime.
When I was in gradeschool, I quickly learned to avoid those sorts of
class clowns. As an adult, I continue to do so. Next time you're
standing in line to buy more bugfixes (er ... 'upgrades') just ask
yourself "am I doing this because _I_ want it, or because Billy boy
/says/ I want it?"
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