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Marketing scheme to me.

Microsoft: "Our older products are no longer secure, it's time for everyone to
upgrade to windows vista and office 2007"

windows user: "But i just bought xp, you said it was the most secure OS ever. Now
you want me to fork over $1000 for this "new" software?"

Microsoft: "You're probably a pirate anyways. You need to buy new licenses,
as it's time to renew!"

Mac user: "What am I to do? If there are this many critical flaws in office, without
any possible patches coming out (for the foreseeable future), what do I do?"

Microsoft: "It's not our fault you chose to run an "inferior OS". You need to buy a
license for windows vista, one for office 2007 and burn the copies of Mac OS X
. Remember Apple is Evil, Linux is a Cancer. Only the pure of
heart run 100% microsoft 100% of the time. Look at our shinning examples of Pure
people, Loverock Davidson, No_Ax_to_Grind Shadetree and NonZealot. They are
the righteous that know the way to salvation is the use of 100% microsoft 100% of
the time.
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Attack code published for third Word flaw  Loverock Davidson | 12/14/06
And here at Zdnet  Boot_Agnostic | 12/14/06
Well, Yay Microsoft!  fuzzy2k | 12/14/06
Attack code published for third Word flaw  rondev | 12/14/06
While I don't disagree that the analyst was irresponsible  Michael Kelly | 12/14/06
Attack code published for third Word flaw  tic swayback | 12/14/06
well....  Badgered | 12/15/06
and you know this how?  discojonny | 12/15/06
One vulnerability after the other. What do you expect from the VILLAGE  DonnieBoy | 12/14/06
What vulnerability?  Loverock Davidson | 12/14/06
You mean there is no exploit in the wild, there IS a vulnerability, that  DonnieBoy | 12/14/06
actually...  Badgered | 12/15/06
Ah, and there he is, right on cue...  Confused by religion | 12/14/06
Right, the it is only the most brilliant programmers that build in all of  DonnieBoy | 12/14/06
Why is it you only care if it is a Microsoft?  ShadeTree | 12/18/06
All Software Contains Flaws  kkaylynne | 12/18/06
Let's spin this another way  nix_hed | 12/14/06
We got pretty much what we expected...  James T. Kirk | 12/15/06
It should be pretty easy for you to shoot my argument down, why didn't you  DonnieBoy | 12/15/06
Wow...  James T. Kirk | 12/15/06
Attack code published for third Word flaw  rondev | 12/14/06
Well, it's too coincidental to be taken  msolgeek | 12/14/06
Attack code published for third Word flaw  rondev | 12/14/06
No Problem  perryroyce@... | 12/14/06
Attack code published...  rondev | 12/14/06
How much hardening can a Windows box take?  whisperycat | 12/15/06
Wow, it's like Zdnet posters work at MS  Boot_Agnostic | 12/15/06
ZD Enquirer  corticus | 12/15/06
another point for open source,  brokndodge@... | 12/15/06
heh, it is funny you say that.  discojonny | 12/15/06
Buffer Overflow Again?  yasmiin | 12/15/06
Not just MS, every vendor  Boot_Agnostic | 12/15/06
Sounds like a...  Rick_K | 12/15/06
Buy a Mac, it's users never point fingers, cause exploits  Boot_Agnostic | 12/18/06
Software Bugs  kkaylynne | 12/18/06

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