07.26.21

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[Meme] Microsoft is Lecturing Us on Security!

Posted in Deception, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Security at 5:54 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

As expected, during the weekend when it started: No, Microsoft Does Not Get to Lecture Us on GNU/Linux Security (or Security in General) (detailed rebuttal, video)

Summary: Dev Kundaliya and ‘Hacker’ News play along and go along with this laughable lie that Microsoft is some kind of security expert with moral authority/credibility on this subject

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