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> others that Microsoft would just put off fixes forever if Google didn't do this. People wouldn't think that if MS didn't have a long history of doing exactly
by Kalium 12y ago
> others that Microsoft would just put off fixes forever if Google didn't do this.
People wouldn't think that if MS didn't have a long history of doing exactly that.
- throwawaykf05 12y agoWhat security fixes has Microsoft put off forever?
- MertsA 12y agoThey are obviously much better about this now but back when IE was the browser du jour there were tons of bugs that took ages for them to fix. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/01/critical_microsoft_mozilla_pat.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/01/critical_...
- Kalium 12y agoOften they would dismiss a bug until someone exploited it to make a worm.