full-disclosure - Re: MS are doing Windows Updates for XP to IE7

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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:25:53 -0500
From: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To: nick@...us-l.demon.co.uk
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: MS are doing Windows Updates for XP to IE7

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:48:13 +1300, Nick FitzGerald said:
> > Well, yes, if you are (a) clued and (b) know it's coming. If you've got it
> > set to download-and-install at 3AM every Wednesday morning, you may be in for
> > a surprise....
> 
> If you're _NOT_ clued enough to know better then you "deserve" the 
> automatic, silent IE 7 "upgrade".
> 
> MS got this right.

I didn't say MS didn't get this right, in fact I agree that this is the way
it should work.

Doesn't change the fact that several hundred million unclued users are likely
to wonder what happened to their IE6. ;)

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