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Bill Gates and Bugs

FOCUS Magazine Interview with Bill Gates:
Microsoft Code Has No Bugs (that Microsoft cares about)

In this interview, Big Bill gets distracted and reveals his contempt for you, his loyal customer. Source 7 [/b]

Keywords: Microsoft, Errors, Bugs

Bugs Gates Bill

Well, it is about time that MS and Bill start paying up! I like Netscape better anyway.

From USAToday:

Microsoft to pay AOL TW $750 million
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Microsoft agreed to pay AOL Time Warner $750 million to settle an
antitrust suit Thursday over charges it used strong-arm tactics to make
Internet Explorer the dominant Web browser, displacing AOL's Netscape.
Under the settlement, AOL also gets free license to Microsoft browsing
software for seven years.

Bill Gates and Bugs Gaming Video & Issues Computer

And it took them this long to realize that?

MICROSOFT CORP. ADMITS CRITICAL FLAW IN WINDOWS
Microsoft Corp. acknowledged a critical vulnerability Wednesday in nearly all
versions of its flagship Windows operating system software, the first such
design flaw to affect its latest Windows Server 2003 software.
https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C...40289%2C00.html

Bugs Gates Bill

:spock: Better start downloading the patch!

CRITICAL FLAW IN WINDOWS MUSIC PROGRAM
Microsoft has issued a patch for a new, critical flaw in Windows that could
allow an attacker to take control of a victim's computer or run malicious
programs on it, the company said.
https://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/07/26/m...reut/index.html

Bugs Gates Bill

I found this on CBSNews.com  Talk about taking advantage of the weak points in computer software.  The people that come up with these bugs and/or viruses could use that knowledge they have for something much better instead of being malicious with it.


Microsoft Worm Goes Global

A virus-like infection that was the subject of urgent U.S. government and industry warnings spread rapidly across the Internet this week, causing computers to mysteriously restart and launching a coordinated electronic attack against Microsoft Corp.

Security officials said the Internet worm, dubbed "LovSan," was part of a coordinated electronic attack that exploited a serious flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems.

The worm was first reported Monday in the United States and, while appearing not to delete files or otherwise incur permanent damage, knocked many computers offline.

https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/19/...html?cmp=EM8705

Bill Gates and Bugs

[center]Continued Signs of Windows
DCOM/RPC Remote Exploitation[/center]

Security experts are warning that the number of scans and exploits for a recently-released Microsoft Windows vulnerability are "rising dramatically" indicating that a worm based on the flaw may be imminent. The vulnerability, which involves a flaw in the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol and affects almost all versions of the Windows operating system, could allow a malicious attacker to execute code remotely. Microsoft issued an advisory and patch for the vulnerability on July 16, 2003, but many users have not yet implemented security measures. According to Gartner vice president of research Richard Stiennon, the number of scans searching for unpatched systems is rising with 3,500 source addresses scanning for the flaw. New exploits with increasingly harmful payloads are also being released. In addition, there have been cyber attacks targeting the vulnerability. Victims to date include academic institutions and Internet service providers (ISPs).

https://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/31296.html

Is your 135 Port Open?
Check Here: https://grc.com/x/portprobe=135

Bill Gates Bugs

:spock: Seems like Bill had a 'bug' in his prices! Now is your chance to get some money back.

MICROSOFT OKAYS $10 MILLION SETTLEMENT
Microsoft has agreed to pay $10.5 million to consumers who said they were
overcharged when they bought software directly from the company.
https://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/10/01...t.ap/index.html

Bill Gates Bugs Computer Issues & Video Gaming

Wait, you mean Bill actually thinks about the third world? I think it is a turnoff to not give updates for 98 since not everyone is privelaged to buy new operating systems and computers as often as in the US. In fact, this only encourages piracy.

WINDOWS 98 GETS A REPRIEVE
Microsoft reversed a decision to stop support for some older Windows operating
systems, saying Monday some customers in developing countries were not aware
of the change.
https://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/01/13...t.ap/index.html