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Ok. A third party has a fix. Now of course MS is not going to want you to download or apply the patch because they haven't tested it. What it seems like to me is that they don't want you using it because they didn't come up with it themselves. But there are ways around the IE flaw itself, such as (again) using an alternate browser. It doesn't have to be FireFox but there are so many other browsers out there that there is a lot to choose from. I think it is more of the fact that people are so used to IE that they don't feel comfortable using anything new. This, however, is one of the MAJOR things that I loathe about MS. There is a problem that even they acknowledge is a CRITICAL flaw and yet they won't provide ANY sort of patch for it until their next patching cycle however many days or weeks away. Now I do understand the importance of their monthly patching cycle and all of that but it would seem that something that could allow someone to do this much damage would rate a little higher. This is damn sure not the way to keep customer's. My suggestion to MS: When you find a flaw that you even consider critical you need to red flag and get a patch of some sort out so it is not so damned critical.
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Hello - Skip all this worry and just do this..............  Can you hear me | 03/27/06
And trade it for the worry about the next Firefox hole?  Confused by religion | 03/27/06
Firefox has had almost 0 exploited unpached security holes  The-Bytemaster | 03/27/06
Dadz howe idz bin hanngin N da BiZzouw!!  Spicoli's Avenger | 03/27/06
Just say no...  Scrat | 03/28/06
He is Jeff Spicoli, so he cannot be worse.(nt)  ShadeTree | 03/28/06
Uncle Jeffy's back to slap around all the shills and apologists..  Spicoli's Avenger | 03/28/06
I like a nice..  Spicoli's Avenger | 03/27/06
I agree, why worry about the next FF hole when....  Scrat | 03/28/06
You're right - why worry about a hole in Firefox that  Hugh Jass | 03/28/06
"doesn't exist, and will be fixed promptly when it is found"  ShadeTree | 03/28/06
Oh Milly Staples your such a silly goose, Firefox is...............  Can you hear me | 03/28/06
I laready have Firefox and use it occasionally  Confused by religion | 03/28/06
So then..  Spicoli's Avenger | 03/28/06
No Scam...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/28/06
Even better  Boot_Agnostic | 03/28/06
Why Windows and IE Will Never Be Safe  Chad_z | 03/28/06
Windows is a great and useable O/S...  ju1ce | 03/28/06
Waiting for the DNS servers to all go down  Boot_Agnostic | 03/28/06
and how often does that happen?!  Spicoli's Avenger | 03/28/06
Tyrone?  zmud | 03/28/06
That was supposed to be a reply  zmud | 03/28/06
no  Spicoli's Avenger | 03/28/06
Third party offers temporary IE fix  Loverock Davidson | 03/28/06
Are you sure you can wait that long?  Mr. Roboto | 03/28/06
How many MS patches....  ju1ce | 03/28/06
None for me  Loverock Davidson | 03/28/06
what a liar  stormdoor | 03/28/06
Your right...  ju1ce | 03/28/06
Is this becoming a trand?  voska | 03/28/06
Is this becoming a trend?  voska | 03/28/06
I think it's becoming a trund..  Spicoli's Avenger | 03/28/06
I'd say IE's problems & M$'s solutions are a "turd."  Mr. Roboto | 03/28/06
What makes you think that MS cares about the security  michael_t | 03/28/06
MS  Shelendrea | 03/28/06
I don't understand  michael_t | 03/28/06
It has been clear from your abundant posts ...  ShadeTree | 03/29/06
Sad  tslocum7 | 03/29/06

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