Security and Microsoft
We knew it would happen, it would happen fast and without even being
released yet, Vista has its first "real" security flaw.  There has already been viruses written for it.  Even though the
exploit is not important, it clearly sends the message loud and clear;
Microsoft’s new OS is vulnerable.  This furthers the image that
Microsoft comes out with buggy software.  Customer have already
associated Microsoft’s with security flaws and Vista one is no different.

Microsoft Poor Image
This could further hurt Microsoft’s image as a company with poor
security products it has shown in the past and now present.  It’s a
shame though, Vista is finally a better OS than XP ever was.  In fact,
I believe Microsoft’s track record shows one should skip every other
releases.  Whereas 3.1 was OK, Windows 95 was good.  Any version of 98,
ME and SE where updates not worth buying.  There also was NT which was
good, stable and with no frills.  Then came Windows 2000 which bridged
professionals and consumers.  It was my favorite OS and worked pretty well,
not perfect but good enough.  Then came XP.  Bloated, not
interesting, at best a good update to Windows 2000 not an upgrade.  And now finally, after five years, a shadow of its
original project comes Vista.  If my philosophy is good and should you have
to, get it only after you made sure your hardware can support all the
bells and whistles.  Ah, what you Windows users must put up with.

However I believe the next iteration of Vista will finally see the great things we were promised originally that never made it, the file system, graphic engine and a few other gimmicks.

The Exploit
A hacker would need physical
access before exploiting the security hole, which can always happen. But what
this does is again portrays Windows as a vulnerable system for the public.  Numbers
back this
up, Windows is the most widely used OS and attracts the most hackers and vulnerabilities.  I
feel this could damage Vista’s reputation before it even leaves the
nest.

Watch for more on vulnerabilities over the next few weeks regardless of Microsoft’s touting it as the most secure
operating system it has ever released.  With ranging prices
from $200 to $400, or $100 to $260 for upgrading, it will be an
interesting financial game Microsoft will once again try to pull off,
and will pull off due to its market share.  Given enough time and money, anyone can make anything work!

Click here to see the TGDaily article that quotes the Associated Press
release.