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Good on MS for paying out such a large bounty.

• jbrooksuk 13y ago
  It must mean a lot to them.
• kamjam 13y ago
  It will also hopefully help more people to responsibly disclose vulnerabilities, rather than selling them on the black market. A pat on the back is nice, but nothing says thank you like cold, hard cash!
  • rmc 13y ago
    That's one of the points of bug bounty programmes, isn't it?
    • kamjam 13y ago
      Sure. But when the amount is small/trivial, you simply give credit to to the finder or you send them a t-shirt, you may then be tempted to find alternatives to get a cash incentive.
      • rmc 13y ago
        Yep, that's exactly my point. Bug Bounties are supposed to be realistic alternatives to the black market.