Re: XP has no significant bugs that any significant number of users want fixed




Fritz Schlunder wrote:

>Released versions of the NT core products (NT 4.0, Win2000, XP)
>have never been very buggy,

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22List+of+Bugs+Fixed+in+Windows%22

>Currently the biggest source of frustration comes from things like viruses,
>worms, adware, spam, etc. These aren't exactly Microsoft's fault.

Yes they are. Most of them are exploits of bugs.

>I contend that any software products as complicated as those
>produced by Microsoft are bound to have security issues.

Microsoft has far, far too many.

>they would successfully be able to find plenty of exploitable
>security holes in those as well (especially since they have
>source code to look at.

You are being too obvious. They don't pay you to just lurch into
a subject change is order to hit every talking point in the current
Microsoft FUD checklist. You are supppsed to make it seem as if the
taling points came up naturally in the course of the conversation.

This will *not* look good on your performance review!

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