Sickening shilling for MS by Ontario privacy commissioner

[Christopher Browne]

On 10/20/06, David J Patrick <davidjpatrick-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 20/10/06, CLIFFORD ILKAY <clifford_ilkay-biY6FKoJMRdBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> > I agree. Even if this was a Microsoft specific technology, which it
> > isn't, Microsoft employs some of the most notable computer scientists
> > on the planet so they are bound to have a few good ideas now and
> > then.
>
> So let me see if I got this right;
> If the Ontario's privacy commissioner manages to have us all adopt
> privacy and security measures based on Windows Vista unproven
> technologies, while allowing the Redmond team to inject proprietary
> versions of existing security methods, that will only run on Vista
> (and the very new hardware it requires) and passing the brunt of the
> provinces secure authentication transactions to a private company
> across the border.. you're OK with that ?

No, that's what is known as a "straw man" argument.

You're making up a response that you feel you can trivially knock down.

The thing is, Microsoft *does* have some pretty smart folk (notably at
Microsoft Research, which bears little resemblance to the rest of the
company) some of whom have ideas *legitimately good enough* to be
worth listening to.

Knee-jerking and going on an anti-Microsoft rave is NOT something that
will get you a useful hearing, and that is EXCEEDINGLY necessary in
this kind of situation.
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