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I am still shocked that Windows was recoverable from the fiasco of XP security problems. They have gotten exponentially better in security over the years.
by baldfat 10y ago
I am still shocked that Windows was recoverable from the fiasco of XP security problems. They have gotten exponentially better in security over the years.
- cptskippy 10y agoThe NT Kernel is a very secure and resilient design, it was just mucked up over the years with Win32 blurring the lines between the kernel and userland. MinWin was an internal project that started in Windows 7 where the tendrils of things like Win32 were extricated from the kernel. In addition to improving security, this also enabled things like multi-platform support and headless servers.
- PhantomGremlin 10y agoI understand what you're saying "in theory". But in practice, here's what happened. In 2002 Chairman Bill said: An internal Microsoft e-mail tells the software giant's employees that security and privacy are the most important issues for the company's products. https://www.cnet.com/news/gates-security-is-top-priority/ https://www.cnet.com/news/gates-security-is-top-priority/ And yet, 15 years later, we're discussing yet another 0day. And Win 10's built in spyware is the absolute opposite of "privacy". I'd rather judge Microsoft on their actual historical record, and not on whether Cutler's initial design for NT was secure and resilient.