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   The Other Mike, Dec 9th, 2005 @ 12:12pm

   
   

   Are you sure the statement wasn't in reference to the flaw being put up for auction?
   
   
   As in, "Microsoft is aware of the flaw and is working with eBay to resolve this (auction) matter."

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   Mike (profile), Dec 9th, 2005 @ 12:22pm

   
   

   That is probably what they're talking about, but it still seems odd, doesn't it? Shouldn't the focus simply be on fixing the flaw? There's nothing to "work with" eBay about. If the auction goes against their policies they'll remove it
   

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   Ben, Dec 9th, 2005 @ 12:37pm

   
   

   I'm sure they are focusing on fixing the flaw, but until the time when it is fixed they don't want it getting to the general public.

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   The Other Mike, Dec 9th, 2005 @ 12:38pm

   
   

   Agreed, but you know PR departments, and their lawyers, and their drive to put anyone in jail that looks at a company wrong.
   
   Some MS lawyer is likely looking for a name to put on a lawsuit while the code monkeys are looking for a way to fix the original problem. In the end the idiot who put the problem up for sale will be blamed for creating it when they (the PR people)have to explain the situation to the bosses at MS.
   

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   Stephen Tillman, Dec 9th, 2005 @ 1:01pm

   
   

   (sarcasm) You mean the media is misapplying the focus of a story in regards to technology?!? ::gasp:: (/sarcasm)
   Sounds to me like it's just a poor choice of words. Kinda like ending your sentence with a preposition. I hate grammer, so...

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   Re: Prepositions

   

   Azuravian, Dec 9th, 2005 @ 1:26pm

   
   

   Ending a sentence in a preposition is something up with which I will not put.
   -- Winston Churchill --

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   mike, Dec 9th, 2005 @ 1:51pm

   
   

   is it possible that microsoft is not aware of what the bug actually is? maybe they need this guy to find out what he knows

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   cMoo92, Dec 9th, 2005 @ 2:29pm

   
   

   I'm quite sure they are aware of the problem since I'm sure they've seen a copy of the eBay auction. It's just a matter of how long it will be before they release the patch...grr...(mumbles about how much I hate MS and the like)

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   LoneWolf, Dec 9th, 2005 @ 2:43pm

   
   

   situation seems fishy to me. all the more reason for folks to support OpenOffice...

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    Anonymous Coward, Dec 9th, 2005 @ 2:55pm

    
    

    ^^^ Hey you, read.
    
    "someone who worked out a security flaw in Microsoft Excel *sent the company the details of the flaw*"

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    MS Practices and the Excel Flaw

    

    bigpicture, Dec 9th, 2005 @ 3:35pm

    
    

    When it comes to balancing the rights of the individual, the rights of society at large, and the rights of corporations, and the practicalities and needs of an effectively working marketplace, is it all the rights that money can buy, or all the corruption that money can buy?

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