this has nothing to run windows...so don't blurt out stupid things. the problem is local data storage, Google Gears and HTML5 spec (and Safari 3.0) have an API for an SQLite local database, which opens up possibilities to make web apps faster and more efficient. However, the article is right, devs have to be careful how they use this APIs since there could be open doors for hackers to check the data in this client side databases. Now, I think people should stick to best practices, if devs are storing sensitive information (credit card, passwords) in the local db, then yeah, its pretty stupid. Then again, I've seen a good amount of websites with user ids and passwords embedded in the query string of URLs...so yeah devs to be more educated about security in web apps in general.

actually it is windows fault, with IE it is integrated into the OS itself, and i mean very deep, it is used to search the computer, and copy and delete files, etc, its not the APIs, its the browser and the OS, im to lazy to explain the rest, i will come back and explain it later

Dude...it is the APIs, are you familiar with HTML5 spec and Google Gears? They basically are adding a bunch of features that extend EVERY browser's capabilities. For instance, Google Gears offer a pool of threads for Javascript, which is awesome since you can keep threads to execute UI/Logic separate. Another feature, and this is where experts see the BIG security risk is CLIENT SIDE DATABASE. Google Gears provide this in form SQLite (and there are well known exploits for this DB engine). HTML5 SPEC (currently NO BROWSER has implemented HTML5 spec fully) calls for a client side database, Safari (since they are part of the WHATWG which is trying to outdo the W3C for the HTML5 spec) it has been the first browser that implement the client side database storage (with the help of Webkit). So what is the big deal with client side DB, having this DB can be compared to use cookies, you can store anything in this client side DBs. So the big risk is careless devs that will start abusing this client side DB, or just plainly use it just because it's the latest technology so they want to be cool. Therefore, if I use the client side storage wisely (i.e. not storing name, credit card info, passwords, personal/sensitive info) it should be fine. Finally to wrap this up, and you might be confused is that, Google Gears and HTML5 ARE PLATFORM INDEPENDENT since these features are meant to extend and make the browser as powerful as it can be. So...that means that even as I type in my linux box, I could still be vulnerable if I'm running a Gears or a HTML5 DB and I visit a site that makes use of this in a careless manner.

not to be alarmed....read on the open zone...

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Let me be clear. This is sarcasm