A string of new security alerts from software maker Microsoft this week has prominent industry analysts and security experts predicting that the company's goal of making its software secure may remain elusive. In January, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates outlined a new Trustworthy Computing initiative, promising to make security a top priority in Microsoft's software development--trumping even functionality. Microsoft had long been criticized within the industry for software development practices that often favored functionality and convenience over security.
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