[NTLUG:Discuss] Real dangers of CR2

[Daniel Hauck]

Ah but the analogy doesn't state that the driver didn't KNOW there were
wheels on the vehicle.  That's what is happening here to a majority of these
users!  They don't even KNOW they have IIS enabled.  Historically, MS's
weaknesses have come from having so many features enabled by default, not
from having so many features.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Baker" <sjbaker1 at airmail.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Real dangers of CR2


> Daniel Hauck wrote:
>
> > Here's another thing...
>
> Well, IANAL - but wouldn't M$ claim that their software works just fine
> so long as some vandal doesn't come along and deliberately mess it up?
>
> Suppose some malicious person came along and removed all the lug nuts from
> your neigbours car.  Not noticing,  he drives away, a wheel falls off, he
> can't steer and so he smashes into your car as a result causing $10,000 of
> damage...
>
>   * You could certainly sue the vandal...and that's true in this case too.
>
>   * You could probably sue your neighbour for not checking the lug nuts on
>     his car before he drove off...but that's a bit of a stretch.
>
>   * But trying to sue General Motors for not having vandal-proof lug-nuts
>     isn't going to work.  Even though there exists locking lug nuts.
>
> Don't get me wrong - I believe completely that this is 100% Microsoft's
fault,
> they could have easily avoided it and they are MORALLY responsible. But
whether
> they can be held LEGALLY responsible - well, I doubt it.
>
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