Now this is leadership (not)

Today it is being reported that Microsoft will start to turn on the firewall by default in new systems being shipped with Windows XP.

Jeeze. Finally.

And a relevant quote showing true vision from our leading technology company:

Steve Lipner, Microsoft's director of security strategy, said yesterday that the company had been shipping the software without the full firewall protection turned on because customers had indicated that it was their preferred setting.

"Doing it the way we did was probably the right decision when we shipped XP," he said. "Obviously, times change, and the things we do to protect our customers change."

Hoo-boy.