Agent of StanDec 23rd, 2006 - 20:18:40

I am, quite frankley, amazed. How is it that the Windows using population don't get some form of legal action against microsoft? Honestly, there isn't a comparable operating system on the planet that is so easily attacked, that causes such distress for users and brings into the home, questionable internet content. The latest 0-Day flaw also affects Vista? Priceless.

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JustinDec 23rd, 2006 - 22:05:55

Anyone surprised? Why do we keep paying such high prices for a company that produces such consistantly vulnerable software over the decades? Many Linux versions are FREE and are always more reliable than the current version of windows. Go download your own free copy of Fedora and see for yourself why the revolution has already begun.

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MartienDec 24th, 2006 - 11:06:22

Yeah, give a linux machine to a non geek like your mother and find out why we all use Windows. Linux is far from being perfect for use on a workstation, hell, try to support a Linux machine for a normal user, It's a bitch!

And you want legal action against Microsoft because of these fawls, on what base? I can't imagine that they put these things in on purpose, not to mention that new Linux exploits are found every day!

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Agent of StanDec 24th, 2006 - 12:28:01

Mertien, I agree, I am quite sure microsoft don't put faults into their operating system on purpose, just like Apple and probably ALL linux versions don't put them in on purpose.. The problem is, if you bought a car that was a faulty as windows, you'd go absolutely nuts about it. Imagine you need to go to the supermarket to get your shopping for the week. You get into your car and there are like ten people in the boot (trunk for americans?), all hushing each other and calling on mobile phones to say 'he's inside and we're moving. You can find us on XYZ road, as soon as he's stopped at traffic lights, we'll open the boot, you can squeeze in and we'll use his car to get to more places'. I imagine not very happy. And to top that instead of NOT buying that type of car, windows users go and get a middle man (virus/adware etc software), in to deal with the problem. Just seems to me that there are indeed easier ways and that pulling the drip feed that is microsoft out of your arm isn't that hard. Users, by the way, are lazy. I support 400 users in my school. Children are fine, adults lack the will to try new stuff. They do indeed seem happy with the broken battered kludged together software that is Windows.

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RobertDec 25th, 2006 - 11:16:22

I'm not surprised that, yet again, Microsoft has another exploit on their hands to fix. Nonetheless, it will not be the last one; that's almost guaranteed.

For Microsoft to fix every exploit will be nearly impossible, but as technology arises more and more every day, newer exploits will be found and executed.

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Dusty MonkeyDec 25th, 2006 - 18:09:57

Hey folks, every OS has vulnerabilities.

Windows happens to be the most complex operating system out there, supporting the widest range of hardware and software out of the box. It is precisely that fact which is both its strength and weakness.

In regards to this specific exploit you are only vulnerable if you have already been infiltrated, so it should be the least of your concerns.

The vast majority of 'exploits' as they call them, for any operating system, are nothing more than 'dumb bombs' in that they only work when a dummy is behind the wheel (such as Mr I Open All Attachments, Mrs I Install Random Software On A Whim, or Sir \/\/4r3z K1dd1e)

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Common SenseDec 25th, 2006 - 19:41:00

Microsoft does what it can to meet everyone's need and wants, so it's only natural that there will be flaws. Apple is on it's way as well. As for you Linux users, oh yeah it's perfect!!! NOT! The vast majority of people out there aren't technical, so to have them configure a driver or install software on a Linux system is almost impossible. Why do you think AOL is so popular, because people aren't technical savy and don't want to waste their time trying to fix their computer; they want someone to do it all for them.
There isn't an OS out there without it's problems, but the bigger the company, the greater the flaws they will have in their source code.

Nothing is perfect. Look at the ratio of code to bugs and you will see no one is truely better than the other.

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SlappyDec 26th, 2006 - 14:34:05

yea yea yea, another MS flaw, its common in this software, why do you think that their is so many anti-virus/firewall companies making big money. Its because MS is full of holes like swiss cheese! Some has mentioned that linux is prone also? this is true, but you have linux programmers all over the world that loves this kind of work, if a problem arises, they will issue a patch right-a-way; you dont have to wait for patch-tuesday like MS does. linux has came along ways, it is more user friendly,(I myself use BSD), linux will reconise you hardware alot better than before. I for one like open source software, you can control your own system, not MS controling it for you. I've also been using MS software scense Win 3.1 all the way up to Vista RC1(Vista = abunch of eye candy) I am sticking to win xp for gaming, but everything else is BSD for me. Linux is not hard to learn now days it is becomming point and click like MS, so non-geeks/noobs can install it, and serf the web, do word processing, spread sheets, etc, etc, etc with no problem! What I cant figure out is why so many people waist good money on MS software, and system up-grades to run the bloated cow. I am guilty of it(still scratching my head on this one), but no more MS software(vista) for me. So thanks to every one in the open source community!

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