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May 19, 2006

Timing, timing, timing.

A senior Microsoft executive told a BBC documentary that people should use commercial software if they're looking for stability.

Some people want to use community-based software, and they get value out of sharing with other people in the community. Other people want the reliability and the dependability that comes from a commercial software model. And again, at the end of the day, you make the choice based on what has the highest value to you," Murray continued.

Which wouldn't be particularily notable, except that the very next story starts with...

A zero-day flaw in the ubiquitous Microsoft Word software program is being used in an active exploit by sophisticated hackers in China and Taiwan, according to warnings from anti-virus researchers.

Well, we can depend on MS for at least one thing.

Scrawled illegibly by Meathe at May 19, 2006 04:22 PM

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