More Kudos for IE....NOT!

[ottomobiehl]

I was scanning through some news today when I found this.

My favorite part of the story is the Microsoft Bit.

A Microsoft spokeswoman said the company is investigating the flaw. The company also chastised security experts for releasing the information to the public before giving Microsoft a chance to fix the bug.

How about making sure the product is done before shipping it out.  Like making a half-baked loaf of bread and then serving it to people. :-)

[ottomobiehl]

adolescent wrote:
Well, until a bug is found it's not a bug.  So really, this can happen to any software.  

True.  But as the saying goes, "The more you overwork the plumbing the easier it is to clog up the pipes." (Paraphrasing) :-)

I know Microsoft isn't the only company who is guilty of this.

[ottomobiehl]

It seems like alot of the little security problems found in Microsoft Products are found by these companies that test the software for security bugs.  Why doesn't Microsoft have something like that in place before they release their products or at least hire these companies to help them out before they release their products.:-?

The other thing is that without any decent competition Microsoft IMHO has gotten lazy.  I think if they had to fight for 40 or 50 percent of the worlds marketshare they would be a lean, mean coding machine.  That is also why I have such High hopes for OS 4.  We know they are starting from the bottom so they have to make sure everything is tight and works well. ;-)  And I [color=006699]know[/color][/b][/i][/u] that they are going to pull it off. :-D