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by lelandbatey 563 days ago
> ... In terms of OS sales to gov'ts, no one else has nearly the same level of experience. I am sure that MSFT carefully vets all CA additions.

I don't think those two things have anything to do with each other. Living in Redmond for my entire life has mostly shown me that MS owns one of the best and most lucrative sales orgs and sales channels in the world. That sales channel means they can sell to governments better than nearly anyone one the planet, no matter what their security practices are like.