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Re: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Cheats on Patches Count, Patches Holes Slilently

Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> ____/ [H]omer on Thursday 21 June 2007 04:50 : \____
> 
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>> Beware of undisclosed Microsoft patches
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | 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?
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=527
>>>
>>> Microsoft being dishonest? That would be a first.
>> I see Mike Cox is now trolling zdnet.
>  
> Haha! He's hilarious.
> 
> "Think of Microsoft as an all-knowing tenured professor. It knows what it is
> best for you, knows how much you can handle and knows what information you
> need to know. I meet with Windows developers regularly and they are pretty
> adamant that they know what is best for everyone. I fully agree and tell my
> rep "ignorance is bliss, especially when the Vista WOW is NOW!". My rep then
> thanks me with various shirts and pens that "make my day" all it can be. Why
> lose sleep over security holes or vulnerabilities? The easiest thing to do is
> deploy, and deploy without prejudice. Then, and only then, will you
> undersstand the true power of the WOW."
> 

<GAG>

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