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January 2, 2008 5:41 AM PST

Signing up for the Microsoft security program

by Matt Asay

I'm in Boston for a meeting with an Alfresco customer, and happened to have a few minutes before my 9:00 meeting. I scanned for open wireless networks and found a Microsoft guest access point, and tried to log on. The response was funny on a number of different levels:

Yes, I know the legal reasons for disclaiming all responsibility. But let's just say that Microsoft's track record on security might come into play, as well. I was going to tell them that I use a Mac and so am not susceptible to all of the attacks that plague Windows users, but I figured Microsoft wouldn't appreciate this. :-)

Matt Asay brings a decade of in-the-trenches open-source business and legal experience to The Open Road, with an emphasis on emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities. Matt is vice president of business development at Alfresco, a company that develops open-source software for content management. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.
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by suyts January 2, 2008 4:38 PM PST
Do they actually pay this guy for anti-MS tripe? I clicked on the business tech link and got some fanboy's commercial for Apple. I understand that it is a blog but couldn't they have put it in the mindless tripe section of CNet?
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Matt Asay brings a decade of in-the-trenches open-source business and legal experience to the Open Road, with an emphasis on emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities. Matt is general manager of the Americas division and vice president of business development at Alfresco, a company that develops open-source software for content management. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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