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In <nevin-1008950946400001@mac-nevin.cs.arizona.edu> nevin@CS.Arizona.EDU (Nevin ":-]" Liber) writes:

>In article
><Pine.OSF.3.91.950810150625.11404C-100000@blackdeath.isltd.insignia.com>,
>R!ch <rich@isltd.insignia.com> wrote:
>
>> > Microsoft would rush to get a fix out.  Since they are constantly working
>> > on the OS, they have the talent concentrated in one place.  Unlike the
>> > free software crowd, they do have something tangible to lose (their
>> > market, which they do care about having) if they don't fix the problem.
>
>> But since when did M$ ever worry about fixing bugs?!  Especially design
>> bugs.
>
>They have yet to have a problem which would stop most people from using
>their product.  When enough large companies say that they won't use the
>product because it is a security risk, I'm willing to lay odds that
>Microsoft will fix it.  With the exception of security bugs and data /
>filesystem corrupting bugs, just about everything else tends to be minor.

You'll lose.  Viruses have always been a huge security risk for DOS and
Windows, yet MS have never fixed them, the "industry standard" solution
being to use horrible and inefficient workarounds (see the press
coverage of every new harmful virus for DOS).  

When there is no place for the large customers to go, you can safely
screw them.  If they were stupid enough to place themselves in that
position, they got what they deserved.

Dan
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