Follow Slashdot stories on Twitter

 



Forgot your password?
typodupeerror
×

Comment Re:The lesson here (Score 3, Insightful) 266

It was the cheaper consumer models that were affected. Retail profit margins are so thin that manufacturers and retailers make up for it with preloaded crapware.

This may have been true at one time, but I don't think it is the case any longer. I think that the ubiquity of cheap components and the falling price of Windows for OEMs, the profit margins have been steadily increasing over the years.
 
I think it is just that OEMs have become dependent on the revenue stream they get from app developers who want their software included in the base image.

Comment Re:The most insecure OS in the world (Score 3, Interesting) 136

Yes, as much as I hate to admit it, I have had WAY more Linux servers exploited than Windows servers.
 
I have set up hundreds of Windows Small Business servers and less than half as many production Linux servers. I only recall having 1 Windows server exploited, and that was because the customer set up an admin-level user with an extremely simple password and then opened RDP to the world.
 
On the other hand, I have had several Linux servers exploited via ProFTPD, Horde, Sendmail and other vulnerable services.

Comment Re:Replacement Co-Anchors (Score 1) 277

Except that CC most likely has way higher viewership numbers. A lot more people have CC than HBO.
 
I can see how it could be attractive in the short term to go with a lucrative HBO contract, but you run the risk of dwindling into obscurity since you are no longer a household name.

Comment Re:A new gig for him (Score 1) 277

I kind of think that the problem with politicians is that they are constantly looking to "spin" every situation.
 
I heard gunfire from my hotel room, I have been told that there are snipers all over this area... I could legitimately say we were under fire... right?

Slashdot Top Deals

Two can Live as Cheaply as One for Half as Long. -- Howard Kandel

Working...