Yeah, the largest part of its budget goes to marketing [sec.gov].
Its press engine has been rolling full blast to distract from unfavorable findings [theregister.co.uk], another drop in profits [informationweek.com], and a myriad of exclusive MS-only worms.
Even after almost twenty years of Internet, Windows still operates on a single-user / physical security paradigm. By perpetuating the myth that it's OK to connect a MS-Windows machine to a network, billions of dollars of damage are caused not to mention identity theft and fraud as well. Bill Gates can appear to some as the Osama bin Laden of the Internet.
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