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Microsoft on Security: We'll Break Your Apps

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the windows-ain't-done-while-competing-apps-still-run dept.

jointm1k writes "Wired.com is running a story about how Microsoft is trying to act responsible and all by fixing (or trying to fix?) many (if not all) security holes in Windows. Not only new versions of Windows will be patched or improved, but as I understood they also plan to force security updates for older versions of Windows down peoples throats. Even if that means that some applications will mallfunction. Nice to see Microsoft taking reponsibility for their mistakes, but they really should have done so when they designed Windows."

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  1. "Sins of the past" by truthsearch · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "...we're trying to fix sins of the past."

    Except for theft of course. Or how about the sin of gluttony? They could strip their code of the bloat. Or what about sloth? That would require resignations of most of the executives. How about wrath? Bill and Craig would need some tranquilizers. Craig isn't aware of just how many circles of hell he'll be burning in.

    Yeah, yeah, flamebait... but I need to vent somewhere!?!

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  2. Listining to the People by halo8 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What ive come to see.. is that a lot of ppl here.. dont hate M$.. they dont Love M$.. there just neutral.. there just end users who use something.

    And it seems to me that a very large group of people are fed up with bashkiddies who just post shit saying how much M$ sucks (I.there.H.O.) so why is it the editors havent heard the voice of the people? enough with the MS bashing Editors.. give it a rest.. your no longer the underdog.. your a bunch of whining children.

    If you make it usable they will come

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  3. Great way to drive out competition. by bxbaser · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Great way for ms to break thier competing apps without any new visits to the justice department.
    Let me guess the first app that will "break".
    Apache ?
    All competing media players ?
    Every non ms browser ?
    This seems to me like ms is gonna gave a free ticket to break anything they want to.

  4. Slashdot vs. Microsoft by giantsquidmarks · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If Microsoft went out of business tomorrow, Slashdot would go out of business the next day. Let's see... Slashdot's most wanted list:

    1) Microsoft
    2) RIAA
    3) Anyone who wants to make money (except Slashdot, of course)
    4) National Security Agency
    5) FBI