(disclaimer: yes, I did read the article).
In general, MS seems to care not that much about IE/Outlook security (see reluctance to provide no-HTML patch to Outlook).
But see today's other articles: MS cares quite a bit about digital rights management, and getting their finger in the pie for music and video.
So: emphasize to gates & co that rogue software could get in through Outlook, execute on the client machine, and crack and make copies of video, and WMP files.
Better yet, have some Russian guy write a virus that cracks all your DRM-covered files, places them in your share folder, signs you up to Morpheus (if you're not already); and finally sends itself to your address list.
RIAA/MPAA: MS, you gotta stop this! Plug those browser holes NOW!
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(disclaimer: yes, I did read the article). In general, MS seems to care not that much about IE/Outlook security (see reluctance to provide no-HTML patch to Outlook). But see today's other articles: MS cares quite a bit about digital rights management, and getting their finger in the pie for music and video. So: emphasize to gates & co that rogue software could get in through Outlook, execute on the client machine, and crack and make copies of video, and WMP files. Better yet, have some Russian guy write a virus that cracks all your DRM-covered files, places them in your share folder, signs you up to Morpheus (if you're not already); and finally sends itself to your address list. RIAA/MPAA: MS, you gotta stop this! Plug those browser holes NOW!