Some observers wonder if Microsoft's patch of Adobe Flash Player augers the company's permanent move to be more accountable for the security of bundled, partnered products in Windows.
Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it will continue to patch third-party products that impact Windows.
Tuesday, Microsoft pushed out a patch to Windows XP, 98, and Millennium users for Flash Player, an Adobe-owned multimedia application that's bundled with those operating systems. It was the first time that the Redmond, Wash. developer had issued an update for a non-Microsoft product using its Windows Update service.
A Microsoft spokesman explained the decision Tuesday afternoon by saying that "Flash Player is a third-party technology that is redistributed by Microsoft in certain versions of Windows, therefore some Microsoft customers may be at risk.
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