Microsoft is Counting Bugs Again
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| Sorry, but Microsoft's self-evaluating security counting isn't really a
| good accounting.
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| [...]
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| The point: Don't count on security flaw counting. The real flaw is
| the counting.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/security/microsoft_is_counting_bugs_again.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
Of course, Microsoft was fiddling with the press as usual, using its latest
lies (meaningless statistics) to spread disinformation. Watch how when Linux
takes over, Microsoft cannot help spreading the FUD (this time "support").
Linux going big time and prime time against Windows, UNIX (WSJ)
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| At least Microsoft is back to normal. In a recent article in the Wall
| Street Journal, Bill Hilf takes a familiar (if a bit worn and tired)
| swipe at Linux in the enterprise....
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| [...]
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| Fortunately for Bill, he need not worry. Linux comes with superior support
| to Microsoft's because, oddly enough, the business model around Linux
| is predicated on support, not licenses, so Linux vendors like Red Hat,
| Novell, and Canonical/Ubuntu can't get by on marketing and sales sleight
| of hand. It's really Microsoft that needs to answer Bill's critique,
| not Linux. Linux also has applications in multitudes and, despite all
| that, still delivers significantly more value than Microsoft's
| Windows operating system.
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9732184-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
Related:
Skeletons in Microsoft’s Patch Day closet
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| This is the first time I’ve seen Microsoft prominently admit to silently
| fixing vulnerabilities in its bulletins — a controversial practice that
| effectively reduces the number of publicly documented bug fixes (for those
| keeping count) and affects patch management/deployment decisions.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=316
Beware of undisclosed Microsoft patches
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| Forget for a moment whether Microsoft is throwing off patch counts
| that Microsoft brass use to compare its security record with those
| of its competitors. What do you think of Redmond’s silent patching
| practice?
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=527
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