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Re: [News] Microsoft Retracts Critical Patches

On 2007-01-06, Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@xxxxxxxxxxx> posted something concerning:
> Sinister Midget wrote:
>
>> On 2007-01-06, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
>> something concerning:
>>> Microsoft pulls four planned patches
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Microsoft has pulled four bulletins from its announced list of
>>>| Patch Tuesday fixes, but did not specify why it was backpedaling
>>>| on the security releases.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6147705.html
>>>
>>> Office users have been exposed to critical vulnerabilities that were
>>> exploited last month. It seems like yet another month will go by with
>>> looming dangers that are already known.
>>>
>>> It could be the case that conflicts got flagged. It is common for patches
>>> (or Service Packs) to break something in the integrity of the software,
>>> sometimes requiring a reinstallation of the entire operating system.
>> 
>> It could also be the case that M$ is gearing up to start selling their
>> "security" products and they don't want some things fixed.
>> 
>
> If that could only be proved. Is it JUST me or does Microsoft really, really
> look as desperate as they are acting. They seme to be putting strings on
> every aspect of Vista that they can in order to boost their income
> streams...

That very thing seems to be working in reverse. They may end up with
stupid people still using it, but with far less stupid people than were
using it in the past.

-- 
If Windows is the answer, it must have been a stupid question.

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