Cringley on Code Red

[Jonathan Hutchins]

---- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Densmore" <DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com>

> >   Let me get this straight - A worm that -=ONLY=- infects
> > proprietary MS programs on servers running MSs proprietary OS is a
> > reason to force everyone to use MS proprietary standards?

> But make a certain amount of M$ logical sense. They know how to sell, but
> generally are short on predicting technologies. Of course, the only thing
> wrong here is Code Red in it's many forms may have just the opposite
effect,
> and drive people away from that insecure, annoying OS.

I'd urge you both to take a moment and read Cringeley's article.  You'll
understand the idea a lot better.