Microsoft claims it has not gained anything from the recent spate of security flaws that have been discovered in Firefox, even though the open-source browser is a rising rival to the software giant's Internet Explorer.
Peter Watson, chief security advisor at Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, told ZDNet Australia that the software maker did not get any pleasure from seeing Firefox suffer a string of security vulnerabilities, despite the open-source browser's growth seemingly being stunted over recent months.
"I don't think it creates any benefit for us or anybody in the ecosystem to turn around and say, 'It's good that this company has a whole load of security vulnerabilities'," said Watson.
Watson was humble in his assessment of Firefox's security issues, claiming that all new technologies are targeted by criminals: "Every new technology that comes out, somebody at some time will try and look for a way to exploit that for illegal purposes."
Watson explained that Microsoft's goal is to help build a secure and reliable platform for its own--and rival--technologies.
News source: CNET
Peter Watson, chief security advisor at Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, told ZDNet Australia that the software maker did not get any pleasure from seeing Firefox suffer a string of security vulnerabilities, despite the open-source browser's growth seemingly being stunted over recent months.
"I don't think it creates any benefit for us or anybody in the ecosystem to turn around and say, 'It's good that this company has a whole load of security vulnerabilities'," said Watson.
Watson was humble in his assessment of Firefox's security issues, claiming that all new technologies are targeted by criminals: "Every new technology that comes out, somebody at some time will try and look for a way to exploit that for illegal purposes."
Watson explained that Microsoft's goal is to help build a secure and reliable platform for its own--and rival--technologies.
News source: CNET
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Isn't that good of them, what a nice company... hang on a second, wasn't that just a cheap shot to point out that Firefox has "a whole load of security vulnerabilities"? So they get good press and get to point out Firefox's problems without actually pointing them out... nice marketing there.
"open source is cancer"
Last edited by 76077 on 09 Oct 2005 - 03:11
Next time try to not read like a dick, and you will get to the humble point.
Windows = Humpty Dumpty.
Watson explained that Microsoft's goal is to help build a secure and reliable platform for its own--and rival--technologies.
Does he mean the onecare and microsofts own antivirus with it?
So MS buys a company and brings out an antivirus for their OS wich is vurnable for virusses instead of intergrate it in the OS MS also sells the Antivirus for 100's of dollars.
It's like selling a car without locks, so the car company buys a a company which makes locks for cars and sell the locks for 1000's of dollars.
MS should fix the product, or intergrate it in the OS just like they should do with antispyware.
Last edited by 108898 on 08 Oct 2005 - 17:38
So MS buys a company and brings out an antivirus for their OS wich is vurnable for virusses instead of intergrate it in the OS MS also sells the Antivirus for 100's of dollars.
I was unaware that Microsoft was charging for any anti-malware or anti-virus software at this point.
It's not like microsoft isnt still patching the OS or working to make it more secure, and you tell me software that doesnt have holes besides your "hello world" app. If you dont like it dont use it, if you dont want to use one care use something else.
Firefox 1.5 Beta2
-on top of the tree-
On a different context... maybe Mozilla openly laughs whenever IE suffers from a critical flaw.
But there are also plenty who use Firefox every day. I'm not one of them (I use Maxthon), but I know plenty who do.
Despite the borg jokes, not everyone at Microsoft thinks the same.
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