Comments on: Microsoft’s Worst Patch Tuesday Ever, Intent to Shut Out the Security Industry http://techrights.org/2009/06/11/worst-patch-tuesday-ever/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/06/11/worst-patch-tuesday-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-66015 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:07:51 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12881#comment-66015 aeshna23, just to put things in context, see that last sentence. The argument comes from security vendors themselves.

Without real competition (e.g. in Web browser, as many won’t bother buying the equivalent of Opera), there will be a poorer outcome for all to suffer from. The Web we all share will be less secure, not just less standards compliant.

]]> By: aeshna23 http://techrights.org/2009/06/11/worst-patch-tuesday-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-66013 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:19:05 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12881#comment-66013 I feel Roy isn’t being fair for attacking M$ for launching a free anti-virus service. Don’t we attack M$ for requiring its customers to purchase an anti-virus service?

That said, it strikes me as a bad move on M$ behalf to do this now. It means M$ has to pay to provide a service other firms were already providing. And M$ is short of cash and the BING thing is a certain money loser. I’m starting to believe that it’s not Linux that will defeat M$, but M$ will just commit suicide. Does anyone have any clue why Ballmer would think providing a free anti-virus service now makes sense?

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