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Well its about time!
It?s about time somebody did something proactive. Microsoft should offer a reward for information about anyone who writes malware designed to exploit flaws in Microsoft code.

While we are at it, how about trying the same treatment for spammers? Legislation is of course needed to deal with spammers in addition to bounties.
Posted by: Mad Scientist   Posted on: 11/05/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Makes Sense  ndelc | 11/04/03
Well...  Yen_z | 11/04/03
i agree  stephen732@... | 11/04/03
So...  vdraken | 11/05/03
Reality Check  Quiller | 11/05/03
Robin Hood???  JimSatterfieldW | 11/05/03
ROBIN HOOD???  beepster | 11/05/03
Makes not sense, just makes it more exciting for virus writers  DonnieBoy | 11/04/03
The Myth of Code Security at MS  AbsolutelyNot | 11/05/03
Medieval  Harry Bardal | 11/04/03
Medieval?  stephen732@... | 11/04/03
Will the criminal trial be televised?  David Mohring | 11/04/03
WILL THE CRIMINAL TRIAL BE TELEVISED?  beepster | 11/05/03
Don't fix it - buy silence  madmanx | 11/04/03
The Real reason  eyadmask | 11/04/03
Irrelevancies  Octol | 11/04/03
wish I knew  lmaxwell | 11/04/03
$250,000 is cheap  Iain_Peters | 11/05/03
A better idea  jellyclock | 11/05/03
An even Better idea!  Octol | 11/05/03
Why not address the issues Octol?  jellyclock | 11/05/03
What issues?  JimSatterfieldW | 11/05/03
Truth hurts, doesn't it?  Jack-Booted EULA | 11/05/03
MS Creates MicroCop The Bounty Hunter  DragonBRockin | 11/05/03
Clueless as to real problem  Quiller | 11/05/03
Re: Clueless as to real problem  DragonBRockin | 11/05/03
Greed Wins  Quiller | 11/05/03
Quiller YOUR AN IDIOT!!!  DragonBRockin | 11/05/03
To simple minds there's only 1 solution  JMVella | 11/05/03
Correct  JimSatterfieldW | 11/05/03
free copies of windows instead of cash  blahblahblah | 11/05/03
Hunt and Kill  Quiller | 11/05/03
Terminator HK 900  Quiller | 11/05/03
Hmm... If only the protocols were tested in Open Source  hackman_z | 11/05/03
New Profession  dwest_z | 11/05/03
They forgot to mention one thing !  NT Admin | 11/05/03
Hey MS offer $250,000 bonuses to your staff  Tammee | 11/05/03
Total costs  voska | 11/05/03
My thoughts exactly...  Yen_z | 11/05/03
Based on the Ex-Microserfs I know  AbsolutelyNot | 11/05/03
Well its about time!  Mad Scientist | 11/05/03
Dirty money from a dirty company!  orlando@... | 11/05/03
Bollogni No 2  michael-t | 11/05/03
Reward to Break the System  michael-t | 11/05/03
Lets hope what MS has done does not lead to more nasty programs.  shakey_z | 11/06/03
RE: Microsoft to offer bounty on hackers  OgreMHDW | 02/14/09

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