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Microsoft to offer a Mac version of it's antivirus
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1817654" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I'm not. Microsoft squandered several opportunities to introduce REAL security in their OS and only made a half-hearted attempt when their hand was forced by an onslaught of a new breed of security threats in the early 2000s. </p><p></p><p>When Windows NT was being co-developed with IBM, they should have mimicked *NIX's 'no one is root' approach. Instead, they made it common practice in their ecosystem for developers to expect privileged access when they install software, and users to have privileged access whenever they want it. They didn't make security a priority until Vista, and even then it was half-baked (UAC still doesn't work so well, even all these years later).... and developers still build their products with the expectation of having privileged access to OS and Registry. </p><p></p><p>If Microsoft were smart, they'd scrap Windows altogether. Graft a Windows-like UI on top of Linux. Run legacy apps in a virtualization bubble (like WINE, or adapt App-V for Linux). Until they make a fundamental change to the OS, much like what Apple did going from 'Classic' to OS X, this will always be a thorn in their side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1817654, member: 24098"] I'm not. Microsoft squandered several opportunities to introduce REAL security in their OS and only made a half-hearted attempt when their hand was forced by an onslaught of a new breed of security threats in the early 2000s. When Windows NT was being co-developed with IBM, they should have mimicked *NIX's 'no one is root' approach. Instead, they made it common practice in their ecosystem for developers to expect privileged access when they install software, and users to have privileged access whenever they want it. They didn't make security a priority until Vista, and even then it was half-baked (UAC still doesn't work so well, even all these years later).... and developers still build their products with the expectation of having privileged access to OS and Registry. If Microsoft were smart, they'd scrap Windows altogether. Graft a Windows-like UI on top of Linux. Run legacy apps in a virtualization bubble (like WINE, or adapt App-V for Linux). Until they make a fundamental change to the OS, much like what Apple did going from 'Classic' to OS X, this will always be a thorn in their side. [/QUOTE]
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