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Symantec CEO hits Microsoft security myth
Wednesday, 2 June 2004 16:09 ESTSymantec CEO John Thompson has hit out at "the myth" that Microsoft's operating system is inherently less secure than the open-source alternatives, which he likened to a "dead-end alley". However, he still had few kind words for the software giant. Thompson believes the reason Microsoft is so often seen as culpable for virus outbreaks and security flaws is simply because it is the biggest target--though he admitted that if "things get too homogenized, it is not a good thing"--especially where security is concerned.
And while some believe Microsoft's move into the antivirus field, through acquisition, means it is best placed to heal its own wounds, Thompson is unconcerned, claiming Microsoft lacks the credentials to be taken seriously in the antivirus sector.
"The market will acknowledge that you want to buy security products from people who know what they are doing. We've been doing this for years. We don't do game boxes and we don't do operating systems. We do security."
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