• DocumentCode
    841901
  • Title

    Monopoly considered harmful

  • Author

    Geer, Daniel E., Jr.

  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    17
  • Abstract
    The identicality and flaw density in the Microsoft Windows monoculture present clear dangers to national security in proportion to the degree the nation in question depends on computers for the quiet enjoyment of its way of life.
  • Keywords
    operating systems (computers); security of data; social aspects of automation; Microsoft Windows; monoculture; national security; Application software; Biology computing; Computer security; Costs; Delay; Monopoly; Privacy; Procurement; Propagation losses; Surveillance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSECP.2003.1253563
  • Filename
    1253563