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QOTD: Jobs on "Rendezvous"

2002-05-06 23:36:28+00 by Dan Lyke 5 comments

Steve Jobs on "Rendezvous": "You want computers to discover each other and just share stuff". Not to put too fine a point on it, but: Hell no, I don't.

[ related topics: Apple Computer Privacy moron security ]

comments in ascending chronological order (reverse):

#Comment made: 2002-05-07 00:38:21+00 by: whump

To be fair, that's share the things the user said can be shared.

#Comment made: 2002-05-07 02:06:54+00 by: Dan Lyke

Perhaps, but that push on ease of use over thinking about security is what's given Microsoft worlds of security hurt.

#Comment made: 2002-05-07 18:48:19+00 by: Jerry Kindall

No, what's given Microsoft "worlds of security hurt" is their flaming incompetence.

#Comment made: 2002-05-08 15:18:01+00 by: Dan Lyke

I was going to comment on how Microsoft's security issues were the outgrowth of trying to make user obsequious software, how security depends so much on use patterns and users wouldn't stand for being coerced into secure use patterns...

But then Dori linked to Jim Allchin on Windows security and realized that perhaps flaming incompetence is closer to the mark.

#Comment made: 2002-05-08 18:51:07+00 by: Dori

Never attribute to malice, etc.

Given that, though, Allchin scares the shit out of me. I've read enough of what he says to be convinced that he's very smart but completely believes the crap he spouts. Those people are scary.