{"id":1274,"date":"2010-05-18T22:30:10","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T22:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astraea.net\/blog\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2010-05-18T22:34:50","modified_gmt":"2010-05-18T22:34:50","slug":"reasons-to-avoid-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astraea.net\/blog\/reasons-to-avoid-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons to Avoid Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, you know I have a deep cynicism about Microsucks and Windoze, even if you haven&#8217;t read or heard it from me, the title gives it away.<\/p>\n<p>So I was happy to see that some real people with real brains have created <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/\">this page entitled Reasons To Avoid Microsoft<\/a>.\u00a0 The key\/legend is fun before even reading some of the items:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=bug\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bug\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/bug.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[Bug]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=edu\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/edu.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[Education]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=fed\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Government\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/fed.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[Government]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=fud\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/fud.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=hole\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Security Hole\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/hole.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[Security Hole]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=hotmail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MSN Hotmail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/hotmail.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[MSN Hotmail]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=ie\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MS Internet Explorer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/ie.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[MS Internet Explorer]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=iis\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MS IIS Webserver\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/iis.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[MS IIS Webserver]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=im\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MSN Instant Messenger\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/im.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[MSN Instant Messenger]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=lic\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"License\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/lic.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[License]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=linux\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Linux\/Open Source\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/linux.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[Linux\/Open Source]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=monopoly\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Monopoly\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/monopoly.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[Monopoly]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=outlook\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MS Outlook\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/outlook.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[MS Outlook]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=piracy\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Piracy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/piracy.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[Piracy]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=priv\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Privacy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/priv.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[Privacy]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=virus\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Virus\/Worm\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/virus.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[Virus\/Worm]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=xbox\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MS XBox\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/xbox.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[MS XBox]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=xp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MS Windows XP\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/xp.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[MS Windows XP]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/?filter=wow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"WOW!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lugod.org\/microsoft\/gfx\/wow.gif?resize=32%2C32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"[WOW!]\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s an insight in to the fundamental problem with the Redmond approach (tip: it&#8217;s not about money):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">There are advantages to openness per se, though not the one most often cited. Open source developers have got to be more careful and security-conscious than their closed-source counterparts. This encourages a better product overall. There is a corresponding disadvantage in closed-source software: obscurity may inconvenience blackhats a bit and help limit the number of potential attackers, but it works only so long as obscurity is maintained. Secrecy can be useful, but it is a fragile defense. Once the code is released, the software becomes an easier target than it once had been; but because it was developed with the assumption that it would not be released, it is likely to be sloppier and easier to exploit than [Open Source code].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterdonis.net\/computers\/computersarticle1.html\">Here&#8217;s a good primer on computer security<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, you know I have a deep cynicism about Microsucks and Windoze, even if you haven&#8217;t read or heard it from me, the title gives it away. 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