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Microsoft Word Security Flaw

Posted by timothy on from the remember-word-viruses-fondly dept.

JWL-23 writes: "cnn.com is reporting that a Microsoft Word flaw may allow file theft. Furthermore, they plan on not fixing Word 97, leaving millions of users out in the cold. Yet another reason to try OpenOffice.org." It still takes more than running Word to expose the contents of your hard drive though.

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  1. Oh, indeed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I love when I masturbate 5 times a day, by the last time, only a little semen stains my pants.

    Oh, to love asianthumbs.org.

  2. M$ troll... by edrugtrader · · Score: 1, Troll

    "microsoft(.*)" may allow file theft... thats a little more accurate.

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  3. Stop Bitching!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Don't like it? Don't use it! STOP FUCKING BITCHING!!!

  4. Re:Riiiight by Angry+White+Guy · · Score: 1, Troll

    Ummm, so you don't get your files stolen...

    But seriously, I agree wholehartedly. Office functionality has gotten way out of hand. If they were to release a Home, Business, and Editor version, with increasing features and price, they might be able to squeeze every dollar out of revalations like this.

    I guess it breaks down to how many features the average user needs...

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  5. An Earnest Plea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Can we stop arguing and fussing and fighting and just lick the goddamn dick already???

  6. Re:why fix word97? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!1!!1!!!!1 mod parent up!

  7. "a couple" 5, jerkoff! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Of course, proprietary vendors can get around these problems pretty easily, by not altering licensing agreements, and supporting products from only a couple years ago(97...)

    "a couple years ago" would be 2000. 97 would be FIVE years ago. Half of a fucking decade you cumguzzler!

    I suppose you ALSO expect them to put out fixes for MS DOS too, huh? Since the last public version are also "from only a couple years ago(94...)".

    Fuck. Someone give me a fucking rolleyes icon, STAT.