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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: jj on July 04, 2002, 02:09:03 AM

Title: Microsoft's bid for secure computing
Post by: jj on July 04, 2002, 02:09:03 AM

(Moderator's note: This has already been revealed and discussed at length in the forums.)

Microsoft plan to install a form of hardware security in IBM clones, check out the full story at

BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2067000/2067753.stm)

Title: Re: Microsoft's bid for secure computing
Post by: Coder on July 04, 2002, 02:14:56 AM

Whatever it takes to rule in everything, right Bill? Why not spend your time on getting those bugs out of your current software?

Coder

Title: Re: Microsoft's bid for secure computing
Post by: Kronos on July 04, 2002, 02:23:38 AM

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Why not spend your time on getting those bugs out of your current software?

.... and who would buy the next version then ?

Title: Re: Microsoft's bid for secure computing
Post by: SilvrDrgn on July 04, 2002, 02:33:07 AM

Bill's trying to promote the hardware route because there's way too many bugs in Win-DOHS (note the Homer Simpson reference) to get rid of.  He's covering his tracks, not to mention his ass.

Title: Re: Microsoft's bid for secure computing
Post by: Phoenix on July 04, 2002, 04:49:24 PM

Couldnt be a better time to hop on to another OS, all in favour say "I"

It's linux for my PC and OS 4 for my... you no what im saying right??