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?"

Comments

No

[nate nice]

It shouldn't be held to the same liabilities as an automobile. An automobile has the potential to hurt or kill people in it if it has defects. It is the responsibility of the auto company to make sure their cars will not hurt people due to their engineering flaws. In the case of Windows, no one is stopping you from using another operating system if theirs is not stable enough for your use. I think you should be able to get a refund if their software doesn't do what it says it can and then move to Linux, OS X or whatever else you would like to use. Suing MS for bad software is like saying you cannot use something else. I use something else so why can't California?