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Imagine the public reaction in the US if the Russian say "Windows might be a threat to the national security".
by meitham 9y ago
Imagine the public reaction in the US if the Russian say "Windows might be a threat to the national security".
- Gatsky 9y agoBut Windows IS a threat to national security.
- sqldba 9y agoIt isn't. Not from the perspective being given. This isn't about "can a company cripple the government", its about "can a FOREIGN company cripple the government". So the US is safe with MS at the helm and Russia is safe with Kaspersky at the helm; but not with each other's software. And frankly after dismissing my own knee jerk reaction, I agree. Yes it's ridiculous we're at the point where we can't trust non-free software and most modern hardware - but that's where we are. Bring on the 2100's.
- denzil_correa 9y agoI think that's exactly the point being made - Windows is a threat to Russia's national security. Or did I misread the parent?
- dijit 9y agoNot just Windows. There have been government sanctioned backdoors in many softwares and hardwares coming out of American companies. This is known. Intercept sites for Cisco equipment (this was 7 years ago at least, maybe they're inside Cisco now). Backdoors in Windows- not to mention backdoors in CPUS (Intel ME, AMD PSP) We have a history of ill-will regarding the US government interfering with US technology companies, we should by all accounts consider them hostile. What's worse is that the USA has a monopoly on most technology (x86 CPU, search, mail etc;)
- _Codemonkeyism 9y agoThey did http://windowsreport.com/russia-ban-windows/ http://windowsreport.com/russia-ban-windows/
- marvel_boy 9y agoBut it is indeed !
- danmaz74 9y agoThey do say that, rightly so from their point of view, and are somehow working on alternatives.