Microsoft are rumoured to have stated that they will use unlimited
resources and funds to find the author of the VBS/Monopoly worm. The worm
carries a message accusing Bill Gates of monopoly and includes a satirical
picture of Bill Gates' head on the Waddingtons character featured on a
monopoly board. This particular worm is much less of a security risk to the
user than other viruses. Surely everyone can see this is a case of bruised
millionaire's ego? Why does no-one point out to Bill that the worm spreads
through the almost unbelievable lack of security that Microsoft products
offer? Why not, Mr. Gates, use unlimited funds and resources to FIX your
defective products? Why not, Trading Standards, make him make his product do
what it claims to do, and while you're at it, make him either make it secure,
or make him warn people of the security risk? This is the worlds richest man,
who owns one of the worlds biggest companies, and that is how he got rich, by
writing a half-product and managing to sell it for a huge price. Money that
should have gone into making the products what they claimed to be went into
Bill's back pocket instead. We now have proof in this retaliation to a simple
worm that to Bill Gates, his ego is worth billions, his customers are not. The
virus didn't prove your guilt Bill, it didn't need to. Your reaction
leaves us in no doubt.
