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I would be worried about Kaspersky's CEO if this wasn't just off-the-cuff hyperbole. Was he around in the tech industry 10 years ago? Because if he was, he woul
by pslam 14y ago
I would be worried about Kaspersky's CEO if this wasn't just off-the-cuff hyperbole. Was he around in the tech industry 10 years ago? Because if he was, he would realize just how ridiculous it is to compare anything from today with the state of Microsoft software in 2002.
For starters, people were still running Windows '95 (or worse). A fresh install of Windows would be infected just by connecting it to the internet - and within 15 minutes depending on where you were. All web browsers had multiple vulnerabilities, and by far the worst was Internet Explorer.
Everyone ran everything as root/administrator.
Yes, today is just like Microsoft from 2002.
- replax 14y agoAs I used Win in 2002 I was wondering why you consider IE the worst browser at that time. Is there a reason for that? What were the better alternatives? At that time, I found IE to be superior, actually. Also, do you have more information on the infected-within-15min claim? I'd like to know more about it...
- r00fus 14y agoPhoenix/firefox hit 0.2 in fall 2002 and was already faster and more usable for me than IE