Re: Support the Sasser-author fund started

[Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu]

On Thu, 13 May 2004 14:33:25 +0200, harry <Rik.Bobbaers () cc kuleuven ac be>  said:

> he is correct when he says that Microsoft will say it's completely the 
> worm writer's fault. BUT i think Microsoft should be punished too for 
> having so many security holes. they had to patch it faster.

There *are* punishments.  You don't HAVE to use Microsoft, you know..

Yes, there's costs involved (retraining, etc) even in moving to a "free" alternative.

On the other hand, there's costs involved in staying with MS.

It's like cars - when the price of gas is sitting at $3/gallon, the companies
making fuel-inefficient cars notice it on their sales figures....

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