__/ [ Linonut ] on Saturday 10 March 2007 04:51 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Jerry McBride belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Microsoft takes a 'Patch Tuesday' break
>>>
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>>> | Microsoft has no new security updates planned for Tuesday, despite
>>> | at least five zero-day vulnerabilities that are waiting to be fixed.
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>> Dude, Roy, whatever you may or may not read... I'll wager that Microsoft
>> simply can't keep up with all the bugs..........
>
> Or they may simply ask themselves, "How many boxes does 'patch Tuesday'
> sell?"
It's no joke. They have begun charging for patches....
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| For users running that software, Microsoft charges $4,000 per product
| for DST fixes.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129550-c,industrynews/article.html
I refer you back to the quote in the OP. That's why vendor dependecies are
nasty. You let yourself be abused.
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