Reply #6: Looks like they don't follow outlines in memos by Gates too well [View All]

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Here is a old memo.

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-817017.html

News Software

Gates: We must improve security
By Robert Lemos
ZDNet News
January 16, 2002, 9:40 PM PT

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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has set security as the top priority for the software maker's products, a shift that analysts say can't happen soon enough.

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"When we face a choice between adding features and resolving security issues, we need to choose security," Gates wrote in the e-mail, a copy of which was forwarded to CNET News.com. "Our products should emphasize security right out of the box."


Calling the new initiative "Trustworthy Computing," Gates billed it as the "highest priority" for the company.

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Last month, the company revealed a serious flaw in its flagship Windows XP operating system--software that had supposedly benefited from its latest push for program security, known as the Secure Windows Initiative. The efforts have produced mixed results.

In addition, the Code Red and Nimda Internet worms last year attacked vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Information Server Software. In November, a flaw in Microsoft's Passport authentication protocol--a key part of .Net--allowed intruders to access consumer financial data stored in the company's Wallet, an e-commerce buying service
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