Firefox at Microsoft?

Posted in Rants — by Don on 08/30/04

According to this very interesting Wired article, yes:

Meanwhile, Firefox and Opera look awfully appealing. Security is really an industry-wide problem. Just this morning I had to install an update to Firefox to block a flaw that would’ve allowed an attacker to run a program on my system. We’re working around the clock to make Internet Explorer safer, and we’re making changes with our Windows XP Service Pack 2 to make browsing a lot more secure.

This while interviewing Stephen Toulouse, Microsoft’s security program manager.

What does it say to you when the guys that are making the product aren’t even using it.

Everytime I go to purchase something where they have pushy, over-the-top, pain in the ass salesperson, cell phone stores and car lots to be most specific, I always ask to see what they are using/driving. It’s a thing I have. How can you honestly buy something from someone who either is not familiar or has no faith in the product that they are selling?

Also in the above mentioned article, Stephen claims that Windows won’t be truly secure until 2011. Wow, what a ballsy statement. That still 7 years from now. Hell, the lad will have already graduated high school, wrecked at least 1 car and hopefully not gotten anyone pregnant by then.

7 years? Is it too late to jump on the linux bandwagon? Don’t bother try to sell me on the Mac, I’m not having any of that.