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[News] [Rival] More Microsoft Excuses for B0rked Windows, Skype Loses Developers

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] More Microsoft Excuses for B0rked Windows, Skype Loses Developers
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:58 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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MS insists bodged fix didn't spawn Windows crash risk

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| Vulnerable systems can be crashed with only a single malformed packet, 
| according to Laurent GaffiÃ, the security researcher who discovered the so-
| called Teardrop attack.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/14/windows_smb_crash_flaw_genesis/

Skype Kills Extras (and Its Developer Ecosystem)

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| Skypeâs new owners should be aware of one small thing: They are paying $2 
| billion for a company that, despite having more than 400 million subscribers, 
| doesnât know how to leverage that platform. Why? Because it doesnât understand 
| developers. It never has. We have consistently pointed out this lackadaisical 
| attitude towards its developer ecosystem. The fact is that if you put your lot 
| with Skype, then you are really on your own. Today the company announced that 
| itâs killed Skype Extras, an API-based effort that was launched with much 
| fanfare in June 2007
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http://gigaom.com/2009/09/11/skype-kills-extras/


Recent:

Skype Trojan targets Windows; Linux and Apple unaffected

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| A programmer who wrote a Trojan that allows third parties to listen to Skype
| calls has released the code so that computer security firms can develop
| countermeasures.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/09/04/237563/skype-trojan-targets-windows-linux-and-apple-unaffected.htm
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