Re: Will Microsoft ever issue an apology to IE 6 users?
- From: "Richard in AZ" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:20:59 -0700
"crane" <crane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Charlie Tame" wrote:
"crane" <crane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've both experienced and read about others experiencing the maddening
crashes in IE 6 brought about by the infamous "security updates" of the
last
week in August.
While the technical spin-doctors try to blame the all too convenient
scapegoats of spyware and malware for this situation, the blame should be
placed where it belongs. The only "malware" causing these crashes are the
latest poorly written and tested "updates". There really is no excuse to
inflict such buggy software on the many trusting IE 6 users. They must
repair
the damage to IE 6 as soon as possible.
If Microsoft prides itself on being a successful business, then perhaps
they
need to pay more attention to a very old and long-established business
equation.
Angry customers + available competitive products = lost customers
Try not to let any facts get in the way eh?
If you'd like some facts, here they are:
I run Windows XP Pro latest version, use IE 6 and OE. I use the automatic
update feature. I run 3 different virus & spyware detection programs at LEAST
once a week and very often several times to be on the safe side. Prior to the
day in question I visited only two trusted bookmarked websites. As chance
would have it I ran a virus check right after just before shutting down.
(Clean as usual by the way.)
The next day I got the notification saying there was a Microsoft update
needing installation, so installed it. When I got on the web next time the
problems began:
1) inability to access the same bookmarked sites by IE 6 crashing
2) unable to access any site reliably from IE 6 (random crashing)
Thoroughly alarmed I ran my 3 (up to date) virus & spyware checkers. (Clean
as usual). I even ran Microsoft's Windows One Live scan as per the error
messages suggestion. Result: CLEAN system.
The only thing installed during the period in question was the official
Microsoft update.
Now, what other conclusion can reasonably be drawn other than the "update"
was the source of the trouble?
With the multitude of 3rd party crapware out there, how do you expect MS to guess at every possible
contamination. If you run a reasonably clean machine, the updates do no harm. If you like to
"adjust" your system. Then have a mirrored backup ready.
.
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