Various Topics on Windows Vista

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"Stephan Rose" <nospam@spammer.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:14:42 -0400, jonathan perreault wrote:
>
>> well, don't come whine to us if a hacker gets your info from your info,
>> you are obviously fine with people being on your pc without permission,
>> microsft is just the start of these example, for example if you
>> complain that people are driving dangerously about 20 miles over the
>> speed limit but are excuse everyone that cuts you off but only do 10
>> miles over the limit, aren't you promoting people to not care about what
>> they do, i mean why care if i do 10 or 20 over. let me stop this i just
>> think this is stupid microsoft should be made a example to other people
>> that we will not accept being accessed to without permission
>
> You can't reason with someone like him. There likely isn't a thing in the
> world that Microsoft could do that he wouldn't find an excuse for.
>
>
> --
> Stephan
> 2003 Yamaha R6
>
> 君のこと思い出す日なんてないのは
> 君のこと忘れたときがないから



That's not fair. Over the years I've posted my concerns. For instance, I did
protest the inclusion of WGA Notifications among 'critical' updates and let
it be known I wouldn't install it on my computer. I'm not a complete
pushover .. but in the same vein, I think the guys and gals at Microsoft
should be cut a little slack from time to time. I haven't completely
investigated this latest, but I doubt there was any malicious intent. I
concede it might have been wrong to do, but I don't think it's "arrogance"
or "a conspiracy" or somesuch nonsense.

Saucy

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"Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
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> As you rightly point out the possibility of some malicious use being found
> for this is worrying enough, but add to that the fact that as in the WPA
> debacle MS obviously don't fully grasp the full implications of failures
> and how far reaching they can be is even more worrying. I don't "Blame"
> anyone for not being able to foresee every possible cir***stance, that
> would be unfair because with the complexity of systems these days I don't
> think anyone could... but I blame them for not understanding that they
> can't foresee every possibility.

This is the key. The incident is relatively trivial. The issue is not.
Microsoft's ***umes they know what is best for me even when I've told them I
don't think so.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca