Forwarding to all (last one I promise) as I was replying to individuals....:( ----------------------------------------------- Sent by freemail.servebeer.com Signup for your free 100mb Mail account today! Full pop3/smtp accounts available!! ----------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Furlong [mailto:stephen@freemail.servebeer.com] Sent: 16 February 2005 21:01 To: 'Sunny' Subject: RE: [SLE] MS malicious software tool
Otherwise it have to uninstall windows as well :)
Lol, I like it.
Not to play devil's advocate, but it is a critical update to their users who otherwise don't know any better...
I do agree with you there, but also since the majority of machines sold to the general public (i.e. the users who don't know any better) are shipped with a mandatory version of either Norton, MacAfee or something similar, is it really needed from Microsoft to release a "critical update" on the matter? Isn't it just going to panic this class of user? I have installed the update on many machines and the only program it marks as unsafe are its own applications (ie office, which it states is in need of updates). In general the update seems to be Microsoft-bias to push you to automatically update all your ms programs, both windows and office. Another way of monopolising the industry. But that's my two cents
Even M$'s name for the thing is "tool". So it's really not a critical update, it's a tool, which should be classified as an add-on. -- Jake Sallee spark@breathdedeeply.com www.breathedeeply.com Registered Linux User #358012 http://counter.li.org
Even M$'s name for the thing is "tool". So it's really not a critical update, it's a tool, which should be classified as an add-on.
I dont even think it should be on the windows update page. Is tweakui on the update page? Isnt that a "tool" also. Damn m/s and their monopolising company. Im not sure whether my earlier messages got through (stupid me using stupid outlook was replying to individuals, argh at m/s again for creating from what ive seen to be a mailinglist-unfriendly mail client. I will be switching to thunderbird in roughly half hour :) ) but has anyone had this program pull up any programs as a risk apart from out-of-date m/s products? ----------------------------------------------- Sent by freemail.servebeer.com Signup for your free 100mb Mail account today! Full pop3/smtp accounts available!! ----------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Jake Sallee [mailto:spark@breathedeeply.com] Sent: 16 February 2005 21:37 To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Cc: Stephen Furlong Subject: Re: FW: [SLE] MS malicious software tool Even M$'s name for the thing is "tool". So it's really not a critical update, it's a tool, which should be classified as an add-on. -- Jake Sallee spark@breathdedeeply.com www.breathedeeply.com Registered Linux User #358012 http://counter.li.org
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Forwarding to all (last one I promise) as I was replying to individuals....:(
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-----Original Message----- From: Stephen Furlong [mailto:stephen@freemail.servebeer.com] Sent: 16 February 2005 21:01 To: 'Sunny' Subject: RE: [SLE] MS malicious software tool
Otherwise it have to uninstall windows as well :)
Lol, I like it.
Not to play devil's advocate, but it is a critical update to their users who otherwise don't know any better...
I do agree with you there, but also since the majority of machines sold to the general public (i.e. the users who don't know any better) are shipped with a mandatory version of either Norton, MacAfee or something similar, is it really needed from Microsoft to release a "critical update" on the matter? Isn't it just going to panic this class of user? I have installed the update on many machines and the only program it marks as unsafe are its own applications (ie office, which it states is in need of updates).
In general the update seems to be Microsoft-bias to push you to automatically update all your ms programs, both windows and office. Another way of monopolising the industry.
But that's my two cents
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