Microsoft's security initiatives

For all the hoopla Microsoft puts out about delivering more secure software,
I don't think they deserve any credit.

I recently bought a Windows Mobile 2005 device. I use it to connect to the
Internet and check my email, check stock quotes, etc. And I was attacked
every time I connected. So, I've now disabled the Internet connection feature
that comes with the device and only use Wi-Fi to connect. This way, I don't
have an always-on connection to the Internet. I can turn off Wi-Fi access
when I don't need it.

Now, everyone knows that any device connected to the Internet should have
atleast a firewall on it. Why didn't Microsoft bundle a firewall with Windows
Mobile 2005? Windows XP was released in 2001 and it had a firewall. So,
Microsoft only makes secure products if the product is very popular and is
under intense scruitiny by the press and the public at large.

For that matter, I recently read that MP3s introduce vulnerabilities into
Windows Media Player and other MP3 rendering software. I listen to MP3s on
Windows Media Player while I work. I think this is why my Windows Vista
Ultimate desktop, which has Norton Internet Security 2007 installed on it,
behaves strangely like IE using over 90+MB of memory, etc. I have to reboot
all the time because after a while of use, I experience problems like not
being able to open dialog boxes, context menus not working, etc.

Get it together, Microsoft.