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What has Microsoft done to compete with the Sony rootkit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son

by Erwin 13y ago

What has Microsoft done to compete with the Sony rootkit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootki...

jamesaguilar 13y ago
There was this antitrust case where Microsoft tried to illegally take ownership of the entire desktop computing ecosystem. It would have probably done more harm than any one rootkit. You may have heard of it. Also, Sony-BMG is not the same company as Sony Computer Entertainment, and indeed no longer exists.
- kalininalex 13y ago
  I guess the question requires further qualification, "What has Microsoft done, in the last 12 years, to compete with the Sony rootkit?"
  - jamesaguilar 13y ago
    With some other company's rootkit that was also a child company of the same parent conglomerate.
freshhawk 13y ago
Blatantly lying about the Skype backdoor? Does it matter than much though? They are both awful in the context we are discussing. I'll likely not buy either, although that Tom Clancy 3rd person shooter MMO looks like a lot of fun and is console only. The Steambox is an interesting alternative, it's scheduled for this year (insert valve release date joke here).
- georgemcbay 13y ago
  At least this is the first Steambox (will be released very late) and not the Steambox 3 (will never be released).
AdrianRossouw 13y ago
to echo another sibling response: yes, the steam box just keeps looking better. They might be enabling game sharing soon too[1] [1] www.theverge.com/2013/6/19/4445844/valve-steam-game-sharing
rmrfrmrf 13y ago
I'm not sure if you've heard about this, but I heard that Microsoft created a near-ubiquitous OS that was so insecure that it allowed rootkits to be installed via music CD!
- sivam 13y ago
  >created a near-ubiquitous OS that was so insecure that it allowed rootkits to be installed.. For a second I thought you were referring to Google. http://www.crn.com/news/security/240155643/microsoft-warning-free-software-could-contain-hidden-malware.htm http://www.crn.com/news/security/240155643/microsoft-warning... http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/analysts-predict-android-to-overtake-windows-as-top-os-in-four-years-1107007 http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/... The same company also created a console that wasn't hacked like its biggest rival for 8 years and still counting. Not to mention highly secure phone OS and tablet OS. If you think a general purpose OS can prevent rootkits, you're mistaken. There exist full featured rootkits for OS X and Linux too. Secure boot was a step in a good direction to prevent some rootkits, but alas, that gets shot down by internet rage too.

by Erwin 13y ago

What has Microsoft done to compete with the Sony rootkit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootki...

jamesaguilar 13y ago

There was this antitrust case where Microsoft tried to illegally take ownership of the entire desktop computing ecosystem. It would have probably done more harm than any one rootkit. You may have heard of it. Also, Sony-BMG is not the same company as Sony Computer Entertainment, and indeed no longer exists.

kalininalex 13y ago
I guess the question requires further qualification, "What has Microsoft done, in the last 12 years, to compete with the Sony rootkit?"
- jamesaguilar 13y ago
  With some other company's rootkit that was also a child company of the same parent conglomerate.

freshhawk 13y ago

Blatantly lying about the Skype backdoor? Does it matter than much though? They are both awful in the context we are discussing. I'll likely not buy either, although that Tom Clancy 3rd person shooter MMO looks like a lot of fun and is console only. The Steambox is an interesting alternative, it's scheduled for this year (insert valve release date joke here).

georgemcbay 13y ago
At least this is the first Steambox (will be released very late) and not the Steambox 3 (will never be released).

AdrianRossouw 13y ago

to echo another sibling response: yes, the steam box just keeps looking better. They might be enabling game sharing soon too[1] [1] www.theverge.com/2013/6/19/4445844/valve-steam-game-sharing

rmrfrmrf 13y ago

I'm not sure if you've heard about this, but I heard that Microsoft created a near-ubiquitous OS that was so insecure that it allowed rootkits to be installed via music CD!

sivam 13y ago
>created a near-ubiquitous OS that was so insecure that it allowed rootkits to be installed.. For a second I thought you were referring to Google. http://www.crn.com/news/security/240155643/microsoft-warning-free-software-could-contain-hidden-malware.htm http://www.crn.com/news/security/240155643/microsoft-warning... http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/analysts-predict-android-to-overtake-windows-as-top-os-in-four-years-1107007 http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/... The same company also created a console that wasn't hacked like its biggest rival for 8 years and still counting. Not to mention highly secure phone OS and tablet OS. If you think a general purpose OS can prevent rootkits, you're mistaken. There exist full featured rootkits for OS X and Linux too. Secure boot was a step in a good direction to prevent some rootkits, but alas, that gets shot down by internet rage too.