Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP
by sschueller on Saturday May 13, 2017 @05:52AM
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I think the issue here is that Microsoft has a patch already for those special support contracts and holding it back may become some pr issue.
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Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP
by hsivonen on Saturday May 13, 2017 @06:23AM
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The XP SP3 update was signed on 2017-02-11.
Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP
by dogma1138 on Saturday May 13, 2017 @06:51AM
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Now that's a PR problem.
Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP
by irl_ on Saturday May 13, 2017 @06:07AM
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What about all the other patches they're holding back? This can't be the only security issue they've only selectively distributed patches for.
Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP
by my123 on Saturday May 13, 2017 @06:11AM
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Yes, they hold back a lot of fixes. It's exceptional, a lot of unfixed flaws are still there. :)
Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP
by easilyBored on Saturday May 13, 2017 @06:49AM
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They'd be no incentive to upgrade otherwise.
XP is 16 years old! Microsoft is in a tough spot, this was a worldwide problem so they had no choice.
They should make the support contracts for old version quadruple in price for every year and offer incentives to upgrades. Better for them, more revenue and less bad press for MSFT.