Microsoft Bashing

Windows to Power ATMs??

The adage A sucker is born every minute still holds true. Apparently banks are building ATMs on windows boxes:

By 2005, 65 percent of bank ATMs (not including free-standing machines in places like convenience stores and casinos) in the United States will use a stripped-down version of Windows. About 12 percent of the machines will use the operating system by the end of this year, according to Gwenn Bezard, an analyst at market researcher Celent.

With the number of worms and the grave number of severe security flaws that riddle Windows, how could a banks use Windows? Seeing crashed display signs in Vegas with the BSOD on them is embarrasing. Standing in line waiting for the teller to reboot their windoze box is embarrasing. Risking to lose a bunch of money out of an ATM due to a windows bug is just plain dumb.

When will people wisen up?

Posted by Mayhem at September 19, 2003 12:24 PM