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I wouldn't call this sophistry, but I do disagree with your logic here: > Jill cannot post the exploit before Bo'M has a chance to protect their customers, bec
by rotrux 8y ago
I wouldn't call this sophistry, but I do disagree with your logic here:
> Jill cannot post the exploit before Bo'M has a chance to protect their customers, because Bo'M already had a chance to do so.
Software has bugs...I can stick a file server in a pdf by poking at the file-headers. This doesn't necessarily mean we should stop using pdfs, nor that poor hiring practices at Adobe are to blame.
My argument was merely that the language used in the article seems too categorical for a topic as complex as this one. I understand that big corporations often rush to market instead of doing due-diligence, but in certain realistic situations, this article would be advocating anarchy.
I personally like electricity & running water, and so I disagree with the black & white take presented.