At 83 with years of computer experience I can't understand for the life of me why people dislike Microsoft so much. When I was growing up the American dream was to build a business and make it grow like crazy. Bill Gates did exactly that. So to me he represents the culmination of an American dream. That said the main reason Microsoft gets pummeled with exploits is that they are a huge target. Virus writers want to make a name for themselves so they go after the biggest targets. My answer is simple - I use Windows Security Essentials - a free virus tool from MS and I haven't had a virus since I started using it. Many of the commercial anti-virus folks aren't real happy but frankly I don't care. And yes - I do run other tools occassionally to ensure that all is well. You say you don't like Microsoft? I say "fine - no problem - you use whatever floats your boat but stop taking pot shots at MS." You don't need to use it and you don't need to like it. I don't care. I don't take shots at any "...ix" versions. You're welcome to use them or whatever you want. I just happen to love all things Microsoft and get a lot of work done using them. Take pot shots at me if you like - my name is Bud Aaron and you will find me with a simple name search.

Lordy - get it right. The PC era isn't ENDING. It's just that other devices will ship more units than PCs. That's 446 million PCs and 468 million phones. That's hardly the end. Let headlines reflect the TRUE story please.

Who writes these idiot gloom and doom headlines. I truly hate misleading BS like this!!!!

That's one more reason I love Microsoft... They provide me with FREE antivirus software from a trusted source!

I'm still LMAO - that's a GREAT point.

Seems to this old dude like we have too many languages already. Why another language? I understand the reason for multiple languages like English, French and Spanish for example but why in the hell do we need to keep inventing new programming languages? Just looks to me like one more severe case of rectal caranial inversion.

I once charged over $ 100 an hour. I'm now lucky if I get a job for $10 an hour. Go figure!

But the message is crystal clear. You can't legally COPY someones work and especially you can't share it. I'm a writer and I want to get paid for copies of what I write. NO ONE has a right to take my work and share it with others or copy it without paying. I have every right to expect that what I write IS MINE TO SELL or give away - but it's MINE.

The headline for this article is so misleading. The US doesn't "object" - NIST and the world simply say it needs to be redefined and I agree.

It's even more insidious to me. Any legal resident ot the USA MUST speak, read and write English. I know - both my wife and daughter-in-law are naturalized citizens and HAD to learn English. So why should the ballots be printed in Spanish???

Yup - it's incredibly full of misinformation and mostly stupidity.

Absolutely correct!!!!

As a past holder of TSBI and AEC Q clearances I can tell you that the idiot who wrote these stories hasn't a clue what he's talking about. Comp C burns but doesn't explode unless a detonater is used. I won't go into whether or not or when the "nuclear core" is inserted but I can tell you that without a carefully detonated implosion nothing would ever happen. The China Syndrome is science fiction so this is all fear mongering for the effect. All bull.... and I DO know what I'm talking about.

So can someone explain why this is news? Sounds more like it reflects the number of computers in the country!