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Stealthy Windows Update Raises Serious Concerns
UniversalVM writes "What is the single biggest issue that bothers open source advocates about proprietary software? It is probably the ability of the vendor to pull stunts like Microsoft's recent stealth software update and subsequent downplaying of any concerns. Their weak explanation seems to be a great exercise in circular logic: 'Had we failed to update the service automatically, users would not have been able to successfully check for updates and, in turn, users would not have had updates installed automatically or received expected notifications.' News.com is reporting that all of the updated files on both XP and Vista appears to be in windows update itself. This is information that was independently uncovered by users and still not released by Microsoft."
I have never heard of anything this evil before. An OS that updates it Update Notification system if it is turned on.
Holy cow, let's get the torches and head to Redmond...
Oh wait, maybe the few thousand idiots that never update Windows will get BETTER notifications and actually not leave their systems open to 5 year old exploits.
a) MS doesn't keep Windows Secure enough (No longer True - Damn)
b) MS doesn't supply updates fast enough (No longer True - Damn)
New Flame, plan (c)...
c) MS updates Windows too often and keeps it too secure!
Why has Slashdot turned into kool-aid drinkers instead of the rational 'open' community it use to be when I first started coming here? This is like when AOL opened the gates to the internet to all users, the idiot masses of success lowered the IQ of the Internet ten fold.
Now SlashDot has courted enough fringe idiocy and OS zealots that it is about as informational or interesting as Page Six.
...and that solution is that any version of MS Windows should be automatically disqualified for even being considered for the O/S for such a "certified" system in the first place.