Re: Army migrating computers to Vista ?!?!

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: David Magda <dmagda () ee ryerson ca>
Date: May 23, 2009 11:08:27 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net, <rforno () infowarrior org>
Subject: Re: [IP] Army migrating computers to Vista ?!?!

For IP?

On May 23, 2009, at 07:25, Richard Forno wrote:

> This is today's "WTF" news item, and one that makes absolutely no  
> sense whatsoever -- does the Army think Vista will offer added value  
> and/or security because it won't be as widely-used as Windows 7?  Or  
> is this just a case of deploying obsolete and inferior products just  
> because they've been paid for under some "strategic plan" from years  
> back?  I find this absolutely absurd!

No, they probably think it's more secure than the upcoming Windows 7  
because they've tested it over the two years since its initial  
released, and its been pounded on by a lot of people, and has one  
Service Pack out (with the second on the way).

While Windows 7 is based on Vista's architecture, it is new and  
completely untested in a hostile environment at this point .

We use this version because we know all of its bugs. A new version  
means new bugs.
        — Benny Cheung

I'm no fan of Microsoft, or Windows, but I can see that they're trying  
to move the ball forward (how much they're succeeding is another issue).





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