vnunet.com: Gates goes Matrix at Comdex

"'As we move forward, we've got to get the fundamentals right. One of those is trustworthy computing,' he said.

'We've got to give the IT department the assurance that [their software] will be reliable and secure without spending the man-hours they do today on patching. It's quite a challenge for all of us in the industry to meet, but it's way do-able.'"

That right, Bubba Billy, it's doable! So why isn't it already done?