Comments on: Oops! Wrong Dogfood http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2004/08/31/wired-1209-view/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: *** Dave Hill http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2004/08/31/wired-1209-view/comment-page-1/#comment-929 *** Dave Hill Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:11:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=333#comment-929 Alas, it's not nearly that juicy a scoop. <a href="http://www.stepto.com/default/default.aspx">He does</a> use Firefox, but only for testing. His main browser is IE ... though with the Maxthon front end (which is a bit juicier a piece of gossip -- "MS Security Chief doesn't care for IE's interface"). Alas, it’s not nearly that juicy a scoop. He does use Firefox, but only for testing. His main browser is IE … though with the Maxthon front end (which is a bit juicier a piece of gossip — “MS Security Chief doesn’t care for IE’s interface”).

]]> By: Mike Voice http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2004/08/31/wired-1209-view/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Mike Voice Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:55:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=333#comment-922 The format of the article is crappy. It appears he is making this "admission" in answer to a leading statement from the interviewer. <i>From the article</i>: <b>Meanwhile, Firefox and Opera look awfully appealing.</b> Security is really an industry-wide problem. Just this morning I had to install an update to Firefox to block a flaw that would've allowed an attacker to run a program on my system. <i>end quote</i> If the interviewer's question/statement is in bold, the Security Chief's answer seems to be that IE isn't the only browser with security issues - since Firefox needed a recent security update. He <i>still</i> doesn't answer why M$ is able to shutdown the malicious Russian website - but hasn't fixed IE to prevent similar malicious attacks. They've treated the symptom, not the disease. The format of the article is crappy. It appears he is making this “admission” in answer to a leading statement from the interviewer.

From the article:

Meanwhile, Firefox and Opera look awfully appealing.
Security is really an industry-wide problem. Just this morning I had to install an update to Firefox to block a flaw that would’ve allowed an attacker to run a program on my system.

end quote

If the interviewer’s question/statement is in bold, the Security Chief’s answer seems to be that IE isn’t the only browser with security issues – since Firefox needed a recent security update.

He still doesn’t answer why M$ is able to shutdown the malicious Russian website – but hasn’t fixed IE to prevent similar malicious attacks. They’ve treated the symptom, not the disease.

]]> By: Crush http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2004/08/31/wired-1209-view/comment-page-1/#comment-913 Crush Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:16:47 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=333#comment-913 Ha! The big deal is this guy just got sent to outer Mongolia by Bill Gates. Sucks to be him, but atleast he has a decent browser. Ha! The big deal is this guy just got sent to outer Mongolia by Bill Gates. Sucks to be him, but atleast he has a decent browser.

]]> By: Michael http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2004/08/31/wired-1209-view/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Michael Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:13:51 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=333#comment-912 And you never read your competition, to see what they're up to? I'm a Firefox believer, but I don't know what the big deal is about this. And you never read your competition, to see what they’re up to?

I’m a Firefox believer, but I don’t know what the big deal is about this.

]]> By: Henry http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2004/08/31/wired-1209-view/comment-page-1/#comment-911 Henry Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:50:38 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=333#comment-911 That doesn't necessarily mean that he uses it. I'm sure its good business practice to know your competitors products. That doesn’t necessarily mean that he uses it. I’m sure its good business practice to know your competitors products.

]]> By: Woody http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2004/08/31/wired-1209-view/comment-page-1/#comment-910 Woody Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:43:17 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=333#comment-910 That doesn't prove anything. I use both browsers personally. What's wrong with checking out the competition anyway. That doesn’t prove anything. I use both browsers personally. What’s wrong with checking out the competition anyway.

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