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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Paul" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "Alex Yuriev" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 7:25 AM Subject: RE: Santa Fe city government computers knocked out by worm > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 2003-11-17 10:23 > To: Alex Yuriev > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Santa Fe city government computers knocked out by worm > > > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 06:26:50 EST, Alex Yuriev said: > > > Because for people outside our little industry the software > is a tool > > to get a JOB done, not the job itself. > > It doesn't take long for the average mechanic to learn that > buying cheap wrenches is a bad idea. Which is probably why they end up buying the expensive, supported one (like everyone else). It's also why they get worms. -j Hmmmm - I would have used a different picture - I would have said that "the average Ferrari Owner to realizes that if they don't tune their horse, it dies on them... while they are driving it.", So why don't the operators of Microsoft OS instances? - Todd
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