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Re: MS launch subscription-based security service


From: Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 03:30:04 +1200

Georgi Guninski wrote:

<<snip>>
for those who missed it, m$ are keeping classes of bugs for themselves, but

They're probably waiting for the software patents to be awarded...

they want everyone to cooperate with them and handle m$ their 0days, so
they have more bugs and billg have more $$$.

...that way they could get even more $$$ for Billy Boy by sicking their 
lawyers onto other vendors with such vulns in their code for licensing 
fees and such.

nice, clever and ethical plan.

What makes you think a corporation wants to, or should, be ethical?

I suggest you rent the doco/movie "The Corporation".


Regards,

Nick FitzGerald

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