Microsoft Rushes Internet Explorer Patch

drquoz writes "Last week, it was reported that a critical security flaw was found in Internet Explorer. On Tuesday, experts were advising users not to use IE until a patch could be released. On Wednesday, Microsoft released the patch. An interesting quote from the article: 'Kandek suggests that Microsoft is at a disadvantage in updating Internet Explorer because its browser doesn't have a built-in update mechanism like other browser makers. Mozilla, for instance, just released Firefox 3.05 to Firefox users through its auto-update system.'"

Re:IE updates

[Civil_Disobedient]

Perhaps this is because Microsoft so tightly binds IE to the operating system

Not perhaps.

I believe the engineering term is "reap what you sow, bitches."

Re:I am the bug, this is my FP.!!

[MikeDirnt69]

Can we patch FPers?

Re:Doesn't have a built in update mechanism?

[Anonymous Coward]

Sorry...but, "huh?"

Tools-Windows update. Or it is updated automagically if you have auto updates turned on.

I did RTFA, but I still didn't understand that comment.

Clearly the article doesn't believe the microsoft line about IE being an integral, inseparable part of windows.

Re:Doesn't have a built in update mechanism?

[rlp]

doesn't allow users the granularity of saying "yes, update my browser but no, leave the rest of my system alone

Indeed, you can't have it automatically update a critical browser flaw, but say 'no' to the 1673rd revision of "Windows Genuine Advantage".

Apple fixed that

[apparently]

Or even worse than soaking up resources, suggesting new software once a week, like apple software updater. It always suggests that I need iTunes, and it always selects it by default. If I'd wanted iTunes, I would have downloaded iTunes and not gone to the extra hassle of trying to fine Quicktime without iTunes. I don't know how it is now, but when I downloaded, it was a hassle to find these two separated.

Apple has resolved this issue. Now they try to install Safari in addition to Quicktime and Itunes.

Re:IE autoupdating..

[Beat The Odds]

It's harder to avoid than you seem to think. If you use Windows help to view .chm files, you're using IE. Usually they stay local, but many help files do include links to web pages, and then you're out in the real world.

And for Slashdot readers... that's a no no..

Re:Costuming for geeks

[ConceptJunkie]

You know, it's a little premature (and uncool) to refer to it as "Civil War I" until the second one actually starts. Give it a few years.