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No mention of how 22 years ago Bill Gates wrote a memo launching Microsoft's "Trustworthy Computing" initiative: > Our new design approaches need to dramatical
by eesmith 2y ago
No mention of how 22 years ago Bill Gates wrote a memo launching Microsoft's "Trustworthy Computing" initiative:
> Our new design approaches need to dramatically reduce the number of such issues that come up in the software that Microsoft, its partners and its customers create. We need to make it automatic for customers to get the benefits of these fixes. Eventually, our software should be so fundamentally secure that customers never even worry about it. ...
> So now, when we face a choice between adding features and resolving security issues, we need to choose security. Our products should emphasize security right out of the box, and we must constantly refine and improve that security as threats evolve.
See https://web.archive.org/web/20150626172158/http://archive.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2002/01/49826 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626172158/http://archive.wi... for the full memo.
- jimbobthrowawy 2y agoI am reminded of this any time I watch a video by Michael MJD and see the Eddie "Reliable" Trustman bobblehead on his table. https://live.staticflickr.com/2039/2242295569_be6f6439f6_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/2039/2242295569_be6f6439f6_b.j...
- psd1 2y agoLonghorn was a complete rewrite. That memo served its purpose.
- eesmith 2y agoIt depends on what the purpose was. If it was to increase Windows market presence, which was suffering from security issues, then sure. If it was to make the software "so fundamentally secure that customers never even worry about it" then no, it didn't.