Re: Why not patch all windows and not just legal copies

Shenan Stanley wrote:

Michael Davis (Comcast.Net) wrote:
There is a bigger picture here and its not personal data
protection. The simple fact is that there are millions of unpatched
computers that are serving as breeding grounds for malware of all
kinds as well as being used by hackers as bots.

Simply indicating that users can back up their data doesnt address
the impact the unpatched computer has when used as a weapon (bot
launching pad) nor the cost in labor incurred by us collectively
when we respond to the issues botnets cause.

So, you are saying that since you stole my TV, if it doesn't work with
your entertainment system, I should provide the cabling to make it work
properly?

...if your TV is screwing up people World wide then yes. You don't seem to
understand the scope of what we are saying. Unpatched (and even patched)
Microsoft products cause the majority of problems on the 'net. People and
companies suffer because of it and their is a real cost associated to it...

Get it now?

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Imhotep

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