Microsoft Word flaw may allow file theft
I find it very interesting that Microsoft is only going to fix Office 2000 and Office XP.
The millions of users still using Office 97 are screwed. The only fix for those people is to send a check to Redmond.
Let's see:
"Yo. You gotta problem. Either you pay us or your business might be broken into and your stuff stolen.
is different from:
"Security Problem! Either you pay us or your business might be broken into and your stuff stolen."
how?
I love the tech industry. Where else can you commit extortion right out in the open and people will fall all over themselves to point out that it's all the victim's fault?
That was the 3rd one on my list, by the by.
Yes, what a way to force an upgrade.
My mother bought a cedar chest back in the '60s, and still has it today. About 2 years ago, that company issued a recall on the chests because the *lock* sometimes jammed. She took it to a local place, and they replaced the lock.
Thank god MS doesn't have to stand behind their products like that . . . it could destroy their company/the entire computer industry/our entire economy/the entire universe as we know it!
MS is the 'McDonalds' of software. It's good enough, when your needs are few and simple, altho there are better flavors out there.
Altho I've never heard of professional caterers offering only McDonalds to it's clients . . . or anyone argue that since McDonalds sells the most burgers, that makes them the best restaraunt in America.