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Lawsuit Against Microsoft Over Insecure Software
Cinematique writes "Reuters reports that a California-based lawsuit alleges the Redmond software giant produces software with little concern for security and that their products are highly susceptible to, "massive, cascading failures." Should Microsoft's software be treated any differently than, say, automobiles?"
How long before SCO joins in and sues Microsoft? "Your honor, this code is so crappy, it *clearly* had to come from us!"
INdeed this is an insightful comment regarding a minor software company [somehat involved in the original half-life, but the programmers have moved on and only the company shell remains] receiving what other minor software companies bear on a daily basis.
Insightful indeed.
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FreeNET user? Comfortable with the adverse selection?
"Should Microsoft's software be treated any differently than, say, automobiles?"
I've never been physically injured from a PC crash.
> Back in the 1980s, a Japanese worker was killed by a robot on an assembly line due to a software failure. And robot control systems are very throughly tested before a new model of robot is released. Microsoft is trying to muscle their way into the embedded marketplace; do you want software that has plenty of known defects/security issues running your robot?
At least with a MS-controlled robot you can hope it BSODs before it crushes you in a beserk rampage.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Well, duh! Obviously whoever made your stove. I mean, it obviously didn't get hot enough. :)
If, once upon a time, a robot in Japan killed a human, can a slashdotter bash Microsoft for it AND get modded +5?
Wow, sure can.
This man speaks the truth: "if I were on life-support, I'd rather have it run by a Gameboy than a Windows box"
-- Cliff Wells, 2002.03.13, in comp.lang.python (original UseNet article)
I know of a current exploit in explorer (mshta) that can be used to download and execute any application on your computer simply by loading a website. I know it works because a friend of mine used it on me to show off (and I'm up to date with current patches for winxp).
Link please. Lets leave the anecdotal evidence arguments back in the 20th century where they belong.