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Microsoft Sets Record With Monster Patch Tuesday
CWmike writes "Microsoft today issued 10 security updates that patched a record 31 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Excel, Word, Windows Search and other programs, including 18 bugs marked 'critical.' Of the 10 bulletins, six patched some part of Windows, while three patched an Office application or component, and one fixed a flaw in IE. The total bug count was the most patched by Microsoft in a single month since the company began regularly scheduled updates in 2003. The previous record of 26 vulnerabilities patched occurred in both August 2008 and August 2006. 'This is a very broad bunch,' said Wolfgang Kandek, CTO at Qualys, 'compared to last month, which was really all about PowerPoint. You've got to work everywhere, servers and workstations, and even Macs if you have them. It's not getting any better, the number of vulnerabilities [Microsoft discloses] continues to grow.'"
Does anybody even know what "troll" means anymore? A troll is not somebody who says something you don't like.
The point of a troll is to get replies to a fake message. A troll is something like "Back when Bill Gates invented the internet blah blah". The point there is for know-it-alls to jump up and yell that it was not Bill Gates.
The grandparent was pointing out something he saw as hypocrisy. You might not agree, but that doesn't make him a troll. He might be a troll (if he pointed it out solely to see the replies), but I think it's a valid point, and I'm willing to bet he does too.
But that's the way people are, I suppose. Ever look at 1-star reviews on Amazon? Even good 1-star reviews ("I didn't like this, and here are the reasons why") tend to have, at best, a 50% "This was helpful" rate. People check off "unhelpful" because they disagree with the reviewer. I suppose it's no surprise that the OP here decided that someone who said something he disagrees with is a troll, but it sure would be nice for people to learn how to have some form of mature debate.