Kavanaugh mentioned the mainframe because revenue from the big iron was down four points in the quarter, a dip that Big Blue attributed to the fact that its last mainframe – the Z15 – emerged in 2019 and the sales cycle has naturally ebbed after eleven quarters of sales. The Q4 number was up 6.5 per cent year on year, the annual number was a $2.2bn jump. The CFO suggested the new release will make a positive impact on IBM’s revenue, which came in at $16.7 billion for the quarter and $57.35bn for the year. IBM has confirmed that a new model of its Z Series mainframes will arrive “late in the first half” of 2022 and emphasised the new device’s debut as a source of improved revenue for the company’s infrastructure business.ĬFO James Kavanaugh put the release on the roadmap during Big Blue’s Q4 2021 earnings call on Monday. It can only win reputation if it is downloaded some unspecified number of times, which is difficult if users are seeing the warnings that put them off. Pottier was prevented from submitting an application to the new WinGet repository because it triggered a SmartScreen warning on this basis. SmartScreen also uses a reputation database, and even a signed application starts from zero. Pottier says that even the certificate is not enough. Pottier calls these "an overpriced piece of prime numbers generated by a computer," but because they both verify the publisher and show that the code is not tampered with, they make it possible for an application to be identified and trusted. Certificates for websites are easily obtained for free, but a code-signing certificate has to be purchased GoDaddy, for example, will sell you one for £111.99 for a year at the time of writing. It's a deterrent to installation for sure, but the whole rigmarole can largely be prevented by signing code with a certificate. If anything bad happens, you cannot say there was no warning. Running this app might put your PC at risk." The only button says: "Don't run," but once again, if you click "More info" you get a revised dialog with the option to "Run anyway."Īfter all that, User Account Control kicks in, coloured orange for warning, saying: "Do you want to allow this app from an unknown publisher to make changes to your device?" Only after again clicking "Yes" does the application install. "Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting. Click that, and SmartScreen kicks in with another misleading dialog. "Show different" rather than "Show more". Next up is a dialog saying "This app might harm your device" with the option to "Delete" or "Cancel." This is really a dark pattern because if you click "Show more", it turns out there is another option, "Keep anyway". Seven steps to installing an unsigned application on Windows 10
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