"This is a rather safe play," said Charles Kolodgy, an analyst at IDC. "It is easier than building the security into products and not being able to directly capture revenue."Uh-huh. So let's rephrase this -- Microsoft has decided that it's too expensive and difficult to ship secure products. Okay, yes -- we all knew that they felt that way. But tacitly admitting it, and then charging people extra to get the fixes to those broken products is rather breathtakingly cynical, even by Microsoft standards...
Oh, now *that's* a great way to inspire trust...
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How I Spent My Birthday
(Warning: diary ramble ahead.) Intercon was scheduled a couple of weeks earlier than usual this year -- our experimental hotel last year wasn't…
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Hamilton Sing-Along
Almost done with a *very* long weekend at Arisia. Generally been a great time -- worked hard, got to spend lots of time with friends, and have had a…
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Musical Comedy
The annoying cough I've been dealing with for a week finally turned into a full-on, OMFG, now-I-see-why-everyone's-so-draggy Monster Headcold…
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