Microsoft looks out for itself and issues DRM patch in record 3 days

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Microsoft looks out for itself and issues DRM patch in record 3 days

09-08-2006, 09:09 AM,

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Microsoft looks out for itself and issues DRM patch in record 3 days

It only took Microsoft 3 days to issue a patch for a non-security problem that could have hurt its revenues, but it takes the company months to fix holes that leave users of its products at the mercy of hackers, phishers, and virus writers. : Smile

Quote:If you really want to see Microsoft scramble to patch a hole in its software, don't look to vulnerabilities that impact countless Internet Explorer users or give intruders control of thousands of Windows machines. Just crack Redmond's DRM...

Microsoft is in the business of making money, and keeping users secure by patching its software is only incidental to that goal.

There's no better example of this of this principle in action than Microsoft's behavior around the vulnerability in its digital rights management software PlaysForSure...

full article: http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,7173...=rss.index

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