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Your day wouldn't be complete without Microsoft news. Ralph Nader has written an open letter to Judge Kollar-Kotelly. Seems he has a few bones to pick with the settlement. MSNBC is running a WSJ article detailing how Microsoft beat down the DOJ in settlement negotiations. Even Israel knows Microsoft is a monopoly. Microsoft reveals its keep-them-in-the-dark plan for Microsoft security vulnerabilities. Amazingly, some security firms seem to be willing to go along with it. I guess they figure setting up a sort of cartel for security flaws is in their best financial interest. SANS is keeping their list of top security vulnerabilities up to date with the latest IIS exploits. And finally, MS wishes their new disclosure rules were used for yet another huge hole in Windows. Microsoft says it's "irresponsible" to expect them to get a patch out for a critical flaw within "a few days". As usual, switch off active scripting, even though that will make essentially every webpage that's designed for IE not work.

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that last one is NOT a hole in windows.

[turbine216]

And finally, MS wishes their new disclosure rules were used for yet another huge hole in Windows.

If you read the security bulletin, it's not referring to windows at all. It's a problem with Internet Explorer version 5.5 or later.

Seems that that little slip exposes a great deal of anti-M$ bias. Not good for a supposed "news source".

Re:that last one is NOT a hole in windows.

[gergi]

the point is... MICROSOFT said IE could not be taken out of Windows. It is an integral piece of Windows according to Microsoft. So if an integral part of Windows has a bug, Windows has a bug!

Of course, If IE can be removed from Windows, Microsoft has lied before the courts.

Either way, Microsoft is either lying or has another bug in their OS. Which way would you like to have it, Mr Gates?