Re: High priority updates!

[Florian Weimer <fw () deneb enyo de>]

* Dave Aitel:

> So Microsoft, in addition to
> http://news.com.com/Microsoft+tags+IE+7+high+priority+update/2100-7350_3-6098500.html?tag=nefd.lede
>
> I don't understand how MS gets away with this. "Security Updates" are
> for security updates, not random software Microsoft would prefer that
> you ran. In the long run, this policy has a detrimental effect on
> security by making users not trust the auto-update feature to leave
> their system the way they last saw it.

And it's not entirely unlikely that Microsoft will be forced to offer
the same distribution channel to its competitors.  Hey, Microsft
Update spam could be the next big thing. 8-)
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