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| Time: 11:36 EST/16:36 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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Another week, another security flaw shows up in personal computers running Windows.
Many PC owners were caught off guard by the most recent attacks, known as "Blaster" and "Sobig." Many people opened e-mail attachments, only to learn they were infecting their PCs with malicious code and spreading a virus. Others found their computers shutting down unexpectedly.
Frustrated, virus-plagued PC users might wonder why Microsoft isn't being deluged with lawsuits stemming from vulnerabilities in its Windows operating software. Despite Microsoft's much-hyped "Trustworthy Computing" campaign, flaws in Windows have allowed hackers to strike computers around the world.
If other companies are subject to lawsuits arising from product defects, why not Microsoft?
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| #1 By 20 (67.9.179.51) at 9/22/2003 2:23:07 PM |
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Here's another interesting point on the whold Ford/Microsoft thing.
Ford: Knew several months before most of the people died that there was a problem with tires, but did nothing. Only after something like the 9th or 10th person died , AND only after there was mounting pressure in the press, did Ford even START TALKING about a recall. Microsoft: Something like a week after it was first made aware of the problem, it verified the bug, developed a patch, did a full regression test on all operating systems and released a public disclosure of the issue, the problem, and the fix and even attributed the person who was responsible for finding the original problem. Closed vs Open |
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