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No win for anyone.
So nobody can win no matter what track they take. Apple gets nailed by IT departments whining about how security updates are random, not on a specified schedule, and they're unable to plan.

Microsoft gets nailed by IT departments whining about how security problems that have a solution are withheld until the scheduled patch Tuesday because they can't have it right away.

Ya can't have it both ways, schmucks. I know that you (yes, YOU) aren't going to bend how you do your business for all your clients who whine every day about how you don't fit their exact, specific, individual need.

In this case, I happen to agree with how Microsoft handles the situation. But everything has a trade off. You want a reliable cycle you can schedule around? Then you're gonna wait for some things. You want things right away? Then they're gonna surprise you when they show up.

Welcome to reality where you don't control every aspect of your world.
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No win for anyone.  jaskelling | 09/19/08
Right away?  3D0G | 09/19/08
Well said...  IT_Guy_z | 09/19/08
OS X Server has an Update Server similar to WSUS...  olePigeon | 09/19/08
Let me see if if I can decode this.  UrbanBard | 09/19/08
Not ready for the Enterprise?  daMan25 | 09/19/08
More "Not ready for the enterprise"?  MGP2 | 09/19/08
Plus, of course, Vista's corporate share...  Sleeper Service | 09/20/08
Logical Mastermind  Hogleg | 09/22/08
Release dates are irrelevant  Suicida| | 09/19/08
Bingo  frgough | 09/19/08
OS X Server has an Update Server...  olePigeon | 09/19/08
Which is included with OS X Server. [nt]  olePigeon | 09/19/08
RE: Apple security not ready for enterprise prime-time  Jeffsters | 09/19/08
Gosh Andrew, please tell us something we didn't already know!  Scrat | 09/19/08
Your Arrogance is Only Exceeded by  CowLauncher | 09/19/08
Touch a nerve did he?  Sleeper Service | 09/20/08
Really...  jragosta | 09/19/08
Or, let's ignore  rtk | 09/19/08
Yet..  zkiwi | 09/20/08
MS - ready?  fmalloy | 09/19/08
I would recommend.....  daMan25 | 09/19/08
Macs don't need AV software  Pederson | 09/19/08
Free updates? Who'd a thunk it?  MGP2 | 09/19/08
Security & AV is grouped together on OSX  Pederson | 09/19/08
Where's the free bundled AV?  rtk | 09/19/08
Norton, McAfee, Sophos, etc. are available for OS X. [nt]  olePigeon | 09/22/08
The claim is  rtk | 09/22/08
So thats what you think  daMan25 | 09/19/08
OS Weakness and virus vulnerabilities  fox.kenji | 09/19/08
No  laura.b | 09/22/08
Missing the Point Entirely  fox.kenji | 09/22/08
What about the recent iPhone virus?  Pliny the Elder | 09/19/08
Virus?  jragosta | 09/20/08
Congratulations  jragosta | 09/20/08
Can't discuss  daMan25 | 09/20/08
Keeping an Eye out for 8 years, still nothing  fox.kenji | 09/22/08
And yet....  MGP2 | 09/20/08
RE: Apple security not ready for enterprise prime-time  jmavity | 09/19/08
Buy a docking station...  Pederson | 09/19/08
Anything first party?  rtk | 09/19/08
RE: Apple security not ready for enterprise prime-time  zato_3@... | 09/19/08
It's not Apple's software that isn't ready for enterprise...  olePigeon | 09/19/08
It's swiss cheese. What do you expect? At least it looks good on any...  transposeIT | 09/19/08
BSD UNIX  Pederson | 09/19/08
LOL! You Mac fanbois are still using this line?  ye | 09/19/08
OK.  jragosta | 09/19/08
Ah Joe. Good to see you haven't changed.  ye | 09/20/08
LOL  fox.kenji | 09/22/08
RE: Apple security not ready for enterprise prime-time  philipmach | 09/19/08
RE: Apple security not ready for enterprise prime-time  Pederson | 09/19/08
Heard of the MOAB?  rtk | 09/19/08
And yet....  jragosta | 09/19/08
Obviously  rtk | 09/19/08
How many times do you have to be told?  ye | 09/20/08
Because you're peddling a lie...  zkiwi | 09/20/08
Sure  rtk | 09/20/08
Really?  zkiwi | 09/21/08
Can you prove otherwise?  ye | 09/21/08
Yes...  zkiwi | 09/21/08
Except...  Sleeper Service | 09/21/08
@zkiwi: IOW no, you cannot.  ye | 09/21/08
Blah blah blah, ye...  zkiwi | 09/21/08
@zkiwi: That's two for me what?  ye | 09/22/08
@ye  zkiwi | 09/22/08
Didn't they hack the Mac last month  Pliny the Elder | 09/19/08
They have? Got any facts to support that?  ye | 09/20/08
I'm confused at the author's point.  ChrisOPeterson | 09/20/08
The Appointment  DannyO_0x98 | 09/20/08
Well...  zkiwi | 09/20/08
RE: Apple security not ready for enterprise prime-time  SquishyParts | 09/21/08
let's be fair  Samic | 09/22/08
??????  AzuMao | 09/22/08
RE: Apple security not ready for enterprise prime-time  Richard Paradise | 09/28/08
Exactly.  AzuMao | 09/29/08
and yet  rtk | 09/29/08
Isn't it obvious?  AzuMao | 12/03/08
One intersting point  jacarter3 | 12/02/08

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