* Posts by CRP

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While Microsoft griped about NSA exploit stockpiles, it stockpiled patches: Friday's WinXP fix was built in February

CRP

Re: Fixed your car analogy

The car analogy is interesting in the sense that if you have a problem with your car you can usually go to a number of different approved (or unapproved) mechanics or fix it yourself. With Windows (proprietary technology) you can only go to Microsoft to fix it. This seems to be a problem with monopolistic tendencies in the software industry and platform lock in. Perhaps makes a good argument for open source?

800$ per PC per year for a service contract. For 16 year old software. Is that typical? Was there a cosy deal between MS and the UK government?

How does the NSA reconcile its responsibility to the US citizenry for its security by withholding security flaws in its (and others) IT infrastructure. It comes across as a vested interest only concerned with maintaining its own position.