Re: Is Zotob A MS Plot . . . .

Vagabond Software wrote:
> "kurttrail" <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:uhmb2s0oFHA.2080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Vagabond Software wrote:
>>
>>> They did provide a patch for free... a week before there were any
>>> known instances of the exploits in the user community. <snip>
>>
>> "They (the customer) just paid the $150,000 for the patch on SP3."
>>
>> --
>
> Well, I shouldn't have said "the customer"... The end-users' IT
> service provider paid $150,000 to patch their operating system. Why?
> Because they insist on running an unsupported operating system, which
> is Windows 2000 SP3. Why? Because they moved their Technicians to
> an hourly rate to save money during slow periods.
>
> Even though the IT firm would pay nothing to Microsoft to upgrade to
> Windows 2000 SP4, a supported operating system, they would have to
> pay those hourly technicians to "touch" a helluva lot of machines. So,
> this IT firm has made the calculated decision that it is cheaper
> to pay Microsoft for patches to an unsupported operating system than
> it is to pay the Technicians an hourly rate.
>
> I know this doesn't fit well in your world view, but the progressive
> IT firms that actually train their technicians and pay them to manage
> their clients' networks never seem to get hit with these problems.
> Meanwhile, the reactionary IT firms almost ALWAYS get hit by each and
> every one of these problems because they only dispatch technicians to
> FIX problems AFTER they are reported.
>
> Carl

MS should provide any necessary patch for free. It is their coding
negligence that
is being exploited.

If the OS is still functional, then MS has a responsibility to patch the
security holes in it. It is a matter of Global Network Security. If MS
doesn't want take responsibility for its holes, then they should get out
of businesss.

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