Can Microsoft create a reality-distortion field?
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| Microsoft has shown itself adept at exaggerating the importance of
| its “breakthroughs.” (Windows Vista, case in point.)
|
| [...]
|
| Will Microsoft’s new era of “no comment” help usher in a Microsoft RDF? Is an
| RDF something Microsoft should desire to emulate in the first place? (My
| vote: No.) What do you think?
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=590
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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
Microsoft's Jeff Bell Calls Out Message Board Poster
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| he poster was especially critical of Bell during the press conference,
| which Bell didn't take kindly to, as his private message read:
|
| "And your contribution to society is...what?"
|
| Wait, wait, wait. It's one thing to insinuate a high-ranking Microsoft
| executive has effectively called you out, but the connections grew as more
| people started watching the train wreck.
|
| [...]
|
| We're still waiting on a response from Microsoft, but between Peter Moore
| leaving for EA Sports and a top-ranking executive taking message board taunts
| to heart, it's been an interesting week for the company.
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http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161391
Microsoft : Arrogance leads to Vulnerability
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| Chatting with the Microsoft senior sales people, I was struck by
| their incredible arrogance. They know the company?s products are good,
| but they have no qualms whatsoever about charging top dollar as a
| result.
|
| It reminds us how Microsoft used to behave when it comes to their
| products' security records. IE5 and 6 were nothing short of being
| proper Swiss Cheese with loads of holes in them but hey, they had 95%
| of the browser market at that time and couldn't care less.
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http://securityblog.itproportal.com/?p=514
INSECURITY WARNING -- Windows Vista and W2K3 Server Do Not Support SNMP v3
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| Some computers may get compromised, unfortunately, because Microsoft
| has chosen to go this route.
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http://www.libervis.com/topic/insecurity_warning_windows_vista_and_w2k3_server_do_not_support_snmp_v3
Funny Thing - M$
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| Last night Joe and I got in this huge discussion, and I was cursing out
| Microsoft. It’s been rough the past couple of days and M$ has not been making
| my life very easy. Every time I turn around I have to ghetto-fy my web sites
| to make them work in IE…
|
| See… There are these things called Web Standards which were put into place to
| make web designer’s lives easier. As in, if they script to web standards,
| then all standards compliant browsers will show the site exactly correct.
| Well, I always script to web standards. The PROBLEM is that Microsoft decides
| that they are just going to do things THEIR way...
|
| [...]
|
| Besides the fact that all of the Microsoft employees I have ever encountered
| must have been brainwashed. I don’t know where they dig these people up.
|
| [...]
|
| And if they AREN’T brainwashing them, then they are just hiring incompetant,
| pompous dumbasses. And if either is the case, why should anyone support their
| company?
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http://www.camp-site.org/blog/?p=21
Microsoft Is Sheer Arrogant Claim Xbox 360 Customers
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| "Sheer arrogance from MS and they have lost what was once a loyal customer,
| I will never purchase another MS product again!! As a consumer I expect
| and Demand to be treated better than that or simply put I will take my
| business elsewhere!"
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http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Console/J2Q7C5X9
How Microsoft Refused to Speak With Me About Windows Error Reporting
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| Have you ever wondered what really happens to those Windows error reports you
| can send to Microsoft whenever a Windows app crashes? How many reports it
| must receive before taking action? Or whether it's worth your time and effort
| to send duplicate reports if the error occurs repeatedly? I did, and I
| asked Microsoft. Unfortunately, after a week and a handful of assurances that
| they were working on responses, the software giant refused to speak with me.
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http://advice.cio.com/al_sacco/how_microsoft_refused_to_speak_with_me_about_windows_error_reporting_wer
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