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No he is not being unfair and yes the headlines are deserved
Any company that is distributing desktop applications with the ambition of having the software on every machine out there deserves to be slapped and slapped hard for every severe security risk they inflict on their users. Especially when we're talking about code execution attacks. That's just inexcusable in this day and age.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 12/14/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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You're being just a little unfair, aren't you?  Narr vi | 12/14/07
No he is not being unfair and yes the headlines are deserved  Michael Kelly | 12/14/07
You are right about being fair, but his lack...  mrOSX | 12/14/07
If he were a reporter I would agree  Michael Kelly | 12/14/07
Well I could agree about the BLOG....  mrOSX | 12/14/07
Read the description of the fix.  ShadeTree | 12/14/07
What would Andy Rooney say?  DigitalFrog | 12/14/07
This is the fault of hackers  NonZealot | 12/14/07
Well, let's see; I didn't know Micro$ux owned...  Media-Ted@... | 12/15/07
What's good for the goose...  mollenhourb@... | 12/17/07
Ohhh, so it's the "More sophisticated hackers' fault," not Apple's  tikigawd | 12/14/07
When it's Microsoft, it's a Security Update...  BitTwiddler | 12/14/07
If you did read further  Michael Kelly | 12/14/07
My suggestion  DannyO_0x98 | 12/14/07
I don't care....  BitTwiddler | 12/14/07
Putting a sharper point on it...  musician88 | 12/14/07
MacWorld? MacUser?. I can name quite alot  GuidingLight | 12/14/07
Care to find me an instance?  musician88 | 12/14/07
Sure!  dellpj@... | 12/17/07
Don't like BandAid? How about Q/Tip (moyle)???  Media-Ted@... | 12/15/07
You're clearly new around here  Ryan Naraine ZDNet Moderator | 12/14/07
Doesn't change the fact that "Band-Aid" is a tradename  Timpraetor | 12/14/07
Free Advertising. grin (NT)  TripleII | 12/14/07
Band-Aid, Band-Aid, Band-Aid!!  toadlife | 12/14/07
Would a surgeon clsoe you up with a Band-Aid (tm)  tikigawd | 12/14/07
I don't see peple getting sued  Michael Kelly | 12/14/07
It is known as a "genericized trademark"  GuidingLight | 12/14/07
Actually  dellpj@... | 12/17/07
I stand corrected happy  BitTwiddler | 12/14/07
Just stand corrected and zip it  tikigawd | 12/14/07
Well put !!!!!  mrOSX | 12/14/07
Why? Because it matches you bias?  mdemuth | 12/14/07
What makes you think I am a Mac fan !!!  mrOSX | 12/14/07
Then...  rapson | 12/14/07
Mostly laziness...  mrOSX | 12/14/07
Umm...  msalzberg | 12/14/07
Yeah, but...  RocketEater | 12/14/07
Call it a 'workaround' if you must  mdemuth | 12/14/07
Is it bias when you are right?  NonZealot | 12/14/07
Wow...  DCMann | 12/14/07
YEAH! AWESOME!!!!!  NonZealot | 12/14/07
I gotta side with Ryan, a Rose is a Rose  TripleII | 12/14/07
Maybe Apple should get with Microsoft  toadlife | 12/14/07
Anything would help  TripleII | 12/14/07
RE: Apple slaps more bandaids on QuickTime  fredfarkwater@... | 12/14/07
Friday - Time for the Weekly Apple Bashing at ZDNET!  musician88 | 12/14/07
Once again...  vikingnyc@... | 12/14/07
ZDNet proves to be PC lapdog...  3dtodd | 12/14/07
Huh?  otaddy | 12/14/07
No, in this respect QuickTime deserves the beating  TripleII | 12/14/07
A suggestion  Qbt | 12/14/07
You know it's true!  menno.homes@... | 12/14/07
Those headlines are fantastic! Kudos!  sos10@... | 12/14/07
They did!  Qbt | 12/14/07
wank, wank, wank  daddyd2k@... | 12/14/07
LOL!!!  Syzygy01 | 12/14/07
And so it goes...  fredfarkwater@... | 12/14/07
What REALLY needs patching is a few minds  musician88 | 12/15/07
If it be a bandaid, still it's the most stylish  Boot_Agnostic | 12/14/07
OSX vs Windows?  boberuski | 12/14/07
When? Why?  Qbt | 12/14/07
Suprised??  boberuski | 12/14/07
well said  ThinkFair | 12/15/07
Bandaids?  John Musbach | 12/18/07
Aren't these security holes in most software?  Interested Amateur | 12/19/07

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