A Microsoft executive casually dropped the idea of improving Internet security by levying a tax on users in a speech at RSA 2010 last week, and a lot of blood is still boiling. "Microsoft suggesting that some tax be instituted to fund fixing malware problems would be like Toyota suggesting an additional gasoline tax to fund their recent recalls," said Slashdot blogger yagu.
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"A tax to help Microsoft fix what's wrong with its products? Are there even words to describe such an idea?"
"How about an excise tax on Microsoft operating systems and/or computer hardware that has a Microsoft operating system preinstalled -- say 250%?"
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