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The entire premise is flawed. Microsoft gets called out all the time in the press for bugs and security flaws.

bediger 16y ago
Not very explicitly. When have you heard some journalist write an article about a "Windows Worm"? They're always always always "PC Worms" or "PC Viruses". Microsoft gets big credit for releasing a patch for many "PC Worms" or "PC vulnerabilities", but the vulnerability in never ever a "Windows" problem.
- Semiapies 16y ago
  Because the standard reporter's assumption is that a "PC" is a computer running Windows. Otherwise, it's a Mac.
  - smallblacksun 16y ago
    Not just reporters, everybody except a small group of techies. Just look at the Mac vs. PC ads, which were really Mac vs. Windows.
- arebop 16y ago
  I have the same impression and I do think that if only Toyotas had frequent and widespread problems with breaking systems, you'd hear stories about "Toyota break failures" rather than "Car break failures." I tested my impression with data: Google news searches: frequency term --- --- 0 pc worm 5 windows worm 12 computer worm 0 computer vulnerability 2 pc vulnerability 7 windows vulnerability 6 pc virus 35 windows virus 161 computer virus
tzs 16y ago
According to that site, Microsoft and/or Bill Gates personally have editorial control over the New York Times, the Huffington Post, and most other major news outlets (both print and broadcast). They also claim Microsoft has successfully bribed (to the point of being able to dictate government policy) the Obama administration, the French government, the British government, the US DOJ, the EU competition commission, and various others. (I'm not even going to get into their claims that the real purpose of the Gates Foundation is a eugenics program to eliminate minorities and to colonize Africa). Flawed premises are par for the course there. (For those who don't recognize the site, it's the old boycottnovell site, with a new name to try to dodge their old reputation).

Not very explicitly. When have you heard some journalist write an article about a "Windows Worm"? They're always always always "PC Worms" or "PC Viruses". Microsoft gets big credit for releasing a patch for many "PC Worms" or "PC vulnerabilities", but the vulnerability in never ever a "Windows" problem.

Semiapies 16y ago
Because the standard reporter's assumption is that a "PC" is a computer running Windows. Otherwise, it's a Mac.
- smallblacksun 16y ago
  Not just reporters, everybody except a small group of techies. Just look at the Mac vs. PC ads, which were really Mac vs. Windows.
arebop 16y ago
I have the same impression and I do think that if only Toyotas had frequent and widespread problems with breaking systems, you'd hear stories about "Toyota break failures" rather than "Car break failures." I tested my impression with data: Google news searches: frequency term --- --- 0 pc worm 5 windows worm 12 computer worm 0 computer vulnerability 2 pc vulnerability 7 windows vulnerability 6 pc virus 35 windows virus 161 computer virus

tzs 16y ago

According to that site, Microsoft and/or Bill Gates personally have editorial control over the New York Times, the Huffington Post, and most other major news outlets (both print and broadcast). They also claim Microsoft has successfully bribed (to the point of being able to dictate government policy) the Obama administration, the French government, the British government, the US DOJ, the EU competition commission, and various others. (I'm not even going to get into their claims that the real purpose of the Gates Foundation is a eugenics program to eliminate minorities and to colonize Africa). Flawed premises are par for the course there. (For those who don't recognize the site, it's the old boycottnovell site, with a new name to try to dodge their old reputation).