2006-09-27 09:15:45 · 4 answers · asked by dAyGo_tEiNe 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Two obvious problems:
Windows is an enormous program, which leaves it prone to holes. It is so big because windows is trying to be all things to all people. All MS programs will always operate on any MS OS, no matter how old. Good or bad? I guess that depends if you have old files on your computer that could become outdated should they eliminate this feature.
Second: Everyone uses MS. Therefore if you are going to bother to write a virus or worm then that's the program you are going to write it for. Why would someone bother to write a virus for an OS that is only utilized in 3-5% of all the machines out there?
So MS is stuck in an untenable position. They could rewrite the code (as apple did recently), but in doing so they could lose a lot of the advantage they garnered with businesses (because your crap will always be compatible). And even if they did rewrite their code, they would still be the target of most viruses and worms.
2006-09-27 09:45:27 · answer #1 · answered by Moose C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Windows as an operating system has thousands and thousands of lines of code. Workers aren't able to check line by line to see if there are problems. Sometimes problems don't even come up until a rare circumstance happens. Hackers and virus writers spend their time looking for vulnerabilities.
2006-09-27 16:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because its a piece of cr-ap we have all been stuck with......unless you want to learn a new O.S. such as linux
2006-09-27 16:23:54 · answer #3 · answered by Scotty 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry I am a girl
don't know
2006-09-27 16:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋