Early Warning For Microsoft Premium Customers

techmuse writes "According to internetnews.com, Microsoft is giving its premium customers early warning about vulnerabilities and patches. Those of us who aren't lucky enough to have such a relationship with Microsoft may find ourselves at greater risk than premium customers as a result."

Comments

Not really

[TheHonestTruth]

Though this is a crummy thing to do, your/their example is not entirely accurate. It's not that Ford would not issue recalls to everyone, they would just let their premium customers know about the recall (that will be for everyone) in advance. People can then plan better when they will have their car serviced.

-truth

As a Premium Customer Who Sees The Advance Notice

[Rust Martialis]

Look, I know you all hate MS for being evil and all that, but sorry, the 'advance warning' is basically nothing.

All you get is an email from MS saying 'oh, next Tuesday we're going to release X patches, with Y rated critical, and Z rated serious'.

There are ZERO details on what the patch is going to fix, personally, I consider the advance notice almost useless except to tell you you need to have resources ready to roll out critical patches.

You get *no* details, *no* access to patches, and I have several emails from MS Security people who always include ' sorry, I can't give you any details about Tuesday's patch'.

Please, hate MS all you want, but at least hate them for a reason, not the typical /. drooling paranoia I see here.

--R.

Re:Early Warning For Slashdot

[MetalliQaZ]

If you actually read the article, you would know that they aren't actually offering patches early to their premium customers, they are only letting them know that patches are on the way. Everyone in the world gets the patches at the same time. Premium customers are at the same risk as we are. The reason for the "heads up" is so that IT managers can get ready for the huge task of updating every machine they manage. Individuals have only their own computer, or at most a handful of others. These patches are usually expected anyway. And you can find a "heads up" of your own just by reading tech news sites online.
-d

Re:911 is a joke

[mcmonkey]

Everyday they don't never come correct
You can ask my man right here with the broken neck
He's a witness to the job never bein' done
He would've been in full in 8 9-11
Was a joke 'cause they always jokin'
They the token to your life when it's croakin'
They need to be in a pawn shop on a
911 is a joke we don't want 'em
I call a cab 'cause a cab will come quicker
The doctors huddle up and call a flea flicker
The reason that I say that 'cause they
Flick you off like fleas
They be laughin' at ya while you're crawlin' on your knees
And to the strength so go the length
Thinkin' you are first when you really are tenth
You better wake up and smell the real flavor
Cause 911 is a fake life saver

So get up, get, get get down
911 is a joke in yo town
Get up, get, get, get down
Late 911 wears the late crown

- Public Enemy

Re:Elite.. microsoft and govt

[Fareq]

I hate to say this, but...

RTFA

Not getting patches or fixes sooner. Being told that there is a flaw sooner. In this case not even what the flaw is... just that there is one, and that in a day or so we'll tell the world what it is -- heads up, somethings coming. That's it.

No "protection," no early patches, no nothing. Just a nice little note saying "we're working on a couple of security flaws, details forthcoming"

Calm yourself please. If you want to hate Microsoft, please do it for a valid reason, not some bullshit like this.

Thanks.

-- Fareq