Microsoft is a national security threat: ex-White House cyber policy director

Re:Microsoft is a national security threat: ex-White House c... by wepple on Sunday April 21, 2024 @12:34PM (#40107059)

I’d imagine that these proclamations are part of the negotiation.

I wouldn’t want to be a Microsoft account executive on the US govt contract right now; they’re about to have a massive load of additional requirements.

And if they don’t play ball, possibly antitrust to weaken their stranglehold on being the only real enterprise player.

I’m not saying any of this is the right approach, but it’s a tool in the governments toolbox.

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Re:Microsoft is a national security threat: ex-White House c... by mistrial9 on Sunday April 21, 2024 @01:04PM (#40107314)

any commercial channel filled with this much money will attract hordes of smiling useful idiots filling every possible niche. Now you have another problem, managing useful idiots over time.

source: knows some idiots

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