Microsoft Finally To Patch 17-Year-Old Bug

eldavojohn writes "Microsoft is due for a very large patch this month, in which five critical holes (that render Windows hijackable by an intruder) are due to be fixed, in addition to twenty other problems. The biggest change addresses a 17-year-old bug dating back to the days of DOS, discovered in January by their BFF Google. The patch should roll out February 9th."

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Culture of insecurity

[Anonymous Coward]

The sad thing with MS is that you can point out a problem to them, show them exactly how to fix it and they still do nothing. A business case must be made for every change which goes into their products which has to justify not only the cost of making the change but that of updating all the associated test plans and the financial impact of all future regression testing. It is much less frustrating to leak a security hole and let them patch it as an attempt to wipe the egg from their face, IMHO.

Re:I'm guessing you know this

[Ardx]

Yes yes.... We see you can spout the damn advertisement for DSL. Whoever got the clue to compare Windows and DSL is dumb... on epic levels. You're comparing an OS not designed with size constraints with an OS specifically designed over YEARS to work with extreme size constraints. Congrats. That's like comparing a semi truck and a delivery bike and bitching because one can't be carried upstairs by the messenger. FFS.