OwlWhacker's Journal: Microsoft's threat, insecure security, and survey rigging

I had a scour through my news archive, and I found a few items from 2001 - 2002...

So much for Linux not being a threat; and for those who believe Linux winning converts from Unix is not hurting Microsoft, leaked memos reveal the opposite:

"Linux is the long-term threat against our core business. Never forget that!"
"I need you to make sure that as many of these customers as possible continue to migrate off of UNIX, but on to Windows 2000 on Intel," - Brian Valentine (Microsoft) here

Just for fun:

It may seem ironic, but privacy functionality in IE6 makes it possible to launch several attacks against the browser, and against Outlook and Outlook Express, security researcher Thor Larholm has discovered. - here

Microsoft rigs results, just like it still does with analyst studies:

This shining jewel in the world's economy, this commercial Titan with software on virtually every desktop on Earth, this Microsoft, has stooped to rigging reader surveys to rescue the crumbling myth of its popularity. - here