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Friday, October 10, 2003
In Soviet Russia, Software Patches YOU!
In a move strangely reminiscent of the USSR's eternally-new Five Year Plans, Steve Ballmer today announced once again that security is Microsoft's Top Priority...without actually saying what they were going to do about it. He did say that he wishes the people who publish information about security holes in Microsoft products "just would be quiet." Maybe they could call it the O'Reilly strategy?
Yahoo! News - Microsoft Outlines Security Plan
Microsoft chief executive Steven A. Ballmer said yesterday that there is "much, much, much" left to do to protect computer users from viruses, worms and other malicious software.

He outlined new steps the company plans to take to address this problem -- while acknowledging that these changes can't solve it.

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