2003-12-30 The IT industry is shifting away from Microsoft [theinquirer.net]

2003-12-30 09:28 apl
Even .Net, the new secure infrastructure, and built with security in mind, lets you have access to the 'old ways'. Yes, you are not supposed to, but people somehow do, and hackers will. Microsoft and its customer are addicted to backwards compatibility in a way that makes a heroin addict look silly.