Neowin News Feed for: Blessing

Viruses a blessing in disguise, says Open University

Tom Warren — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:45:37 +0000

Tell that to the IT managers ... The SoBig and Blaster viruses could be a "blessing in disguise" as they can help IT departments apply a security policy to home users, according... Read more...

Microsoft Code-Sharing: Mixed Blessing

Wed, 09 Jul 2003 03:43:29 +0000

Microsoft's "shared-source" scheme, a response to the growing popularity of open-source software, is a "Faustian bargain," says lawyer Craig Horrocks. The shared-source approach, which lets some large users see Windows source code but not... Read more...