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WINDOWS SECURITY

Windows 8
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    2009-11-24

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    Windows 8


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    Windows 7 has barely been out a month, and we’re already starting to talk about Windows 8. Windows 7 was leaps and bounds better than Vista. Will Windows 8 be the same for 7? Let's take a look at what we've heard and what we'd like to see.

    Microsoft has learned a lot from Vista and Windows 7 and is going to apply everything to create a better Windows 8. What will Windows 8 look like? What will it be? Nothing is set in stone, but we do have some good ideas and suggestions for Microsoft.

    Fresh Start

    Countless times I have heard the statement “Microsoft should start fresh with all new code.” Is that a good idea? Is this going to happen?

    I can say the chance that Microsoft will start afresh from all new code is slim to none. There are millions of lines of codes already built, and Microsoft would have to charge $1,000 a copy if it started over.

    There is also nothing wrong with most of the code. What is wrong with the calculator program? Is there anything wrong with solitaire? I’m guessing that Windows won’t be rewritten from scratch for a long, long time, if ever.

    Microsoft has had the same kernel for Windows for a while, and they simply add to it as each version is released. The kernel is very complex and will continue to just be updated until some radical new idea comes around.

    The number one lesson Microsoft has learned since XP has been security. XP was released in 2001 and is now pretty secure. We all remember how many security patches XP had, and because of all these patches, the heart of Windows is now pretty secure. If they started over, a whole new set of security holes would arise. I’d rather stick to what is tried and true.

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