[Am-info] Re: IBM RESPONSIBLE FOR M$ AND ARMY's SCREWUPS?

[Glenn T. Livezey, Ph.D.]

Surely you jest, I hope.

>From: "John J. Urbaniak" <jjurban@attglobal.net>
>Subject: Re: [Am-info] Software bug bites US military
>This is outrageous. I believe that IBM should be cited for treason. It
>was IBM after all who gave Microsoft their monopoly and allowed this
>dangerous situation to arise. If one soldier is killed or injured 
>because of this, that soldier's blood is on IBM's hands. John

According to the version at
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/hacking/story/0,10801,79478,00.html?nas=AM-79478

...our armed forces are hacked (Army and perhaps Airforce), the Army
reports it by filling out an online bug report, which is totally 
ignored by Microsoft for 6 days... and this is IBM's fault?
That's a bit like assigning fault to the farmer that grew the corn
that was fermented into the booze that the someone drank before getting
into their car and plowing into another vehicle down the road.

I guess even the Army can't get tech assistance from Microsoft in a 
timely fashion. I wonder if they would have responded faster if it was
Dick Cheney's campaign contribution database server that got hacked?

Glenn
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