by alec on November 10, 2006
Sam Sethi, writing in this morning’s TechCrunch UK, thinks that the biggest impact of Skype 3.0 is under the hood — the new Java and COM APIs. All signs certainly seem to be pointing that way, as major features like the new Call Transfer, are only exposed as APIs at this point. One of our developers grabbed the Skype Java libraries earlier this week, and so far has been very impressed with them.
It’s this kind of initiative that will accelerate the adoption of Skype by developers. Until now, Skype’s clunky COM architecture has been a headache for any firm seriously considering it as a platform. This is a welcome move forward.
by alec on November 10, 2006
BetaNews has slapped the headline Allchin Suggests Vista Won’t Need Antivirus on an interview with Microsoft’s Jim Allchin, in which he describes new security features in the OS. Hunh? Well, read what he says:
My son, seven years old, runs Windows Vista, and, honestly, he doesn’t have an antivirus system on his machine. His machine is locked down with parental controls, he can’t download things unless it’s to the places that I’ve said that he could do, and I’m feeling totally confident about that,” he added. “That is quite a statement. I couldn’t say that in Windows XP SP2.”
Sure. If you can’t load anything on a computer, then the chances of a viral infection are dramatically reduced. Moreover, with the new Address Space Layout Randomization feature Allchin also talks about in the interview, they’ve made it even tougher for a pathogen to infect your machine.
But run without AV? Right. Let’s get rid of seatbelts in cars while we’re at it. After all, airbags are now mandatory equipment.
