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"Looks like Excel is trying to catch up with OpenOffice in security flaws"

Number of OpenOffice security flaws found (total) in OOo 1.1.x and 2.0.x:

THREE

In one month, SIX found for Office (two alone were for Excel):

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6049575.html

In another month, SIX for Office in which FIVE were specific to Excel:

http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=13978

Microsoft isn't catching up to anyone, Loverock, they have obviously SURPASSED OpenOffice in critical security vulnerabilities in their Office product.
Posted by: Dave P.   Posted on: 07/07/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Another security hole found in Excel  Loverock Davidson | 07/06/06
You Are Worse Than A Cult Member  itanalyst | 07/07/06
He is the cult's grand-poobah!  Reverend MacFellow | 07/07/06
Did I read that right  xuniL_z | 07/07/06
Hes a Jackass, but hes correct this time  Cayble | 07/07/06
wha-wha-what?  Sxooter_z | 07/07/06
Sorry  swoopee | 07/07/06
You heard me  Loverock Davidson | 07/07/06
Explain  Dave P. | 07/07/06
my experience is they read them  corticus | 07/07/06
Lucky You  Dave P. | 07/07/06
Explain?  Loverock Davidson | 07/07/06
Loverock  Dave P. | 07/07/06
Your users?  DangDaCommonCentz | 07/10/06
Tell me  Dave P. | 07/07/06
tee hee hee  Loverock Davidson | 07/07/06
Trust me, I wasn't being funny  Dave P. | 07/07/06
I think you were  Loverock Davidson | 07/07/06
Then you'd be...  Dave P. | 07/07/06
Correction  Dave P. | 07/07/06
Correction to you correction  Loverock Davidson | 07/07/06
Correction to the corrected correction  Dave P. | 07/07/06
oh, you never did answer my question  Dave P. | 07/07/06
The fix for this problem however is due  gotitright | 07/09/06
Catching Up  Dave P. | 07/07/06
Starve the troll ^ (nt)  LoCal | 07/06/06
Did Microsoft write this themselves?  Scrat | 07/07/06
After the WGA snafu, I find that less and less difficult to believe.  MageOfChaos | 07/07/06
But what did the Japanese do?  Reverend MacFellow | 07/07/06
Sushi chef  swoopee | 07/07/06
The current version of Microsoft Office: Not safe at any speed.  DonnieBoy | 07/07/06
HAHAHAHAHA!  Confused by religion | 07/07/06
Because that's always worked in the past  Sxooter_z | 07/07/06
sorry  Sxooter_z | 07/07/06
Office is better because it HAS Access  corticus | 07/07/06
Your point?  Dave P. | 07/07/06
oooo!  Dave P. | 07/07/06
Open Office means Security Sieve Office?Read  Cayble | 07/09/06
Let's do some research...  gotitright | 07/09/06
User Interface  Dave P. | 07/07/06
Who copies whom?  Confused by religion | 07/07/06
Bzzt - wrong answer  Dave P. | 07/07/06
No offense, but you're an @$$.  MageOfChaos | 07/08/06
Gee, my head just exploded in sheer abject surprise.  HypnoToad72 | 07/08/06

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