Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 29th Oct 2007 20:03 UTC, submitted by Geonon
Microsoft has apologized for a Windows Server update that automatically installed the Windows Desktop Search tool on users' desktops without approval. The mistake happened because Microsoft reused the same update package for when WDS was first published in February as an optional update that was only applicable to systems with the search tool previously installed. 
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2005-12-15
Yeah mistakes do happen that's true, but I just don't understand how something that is as obvious as this being missed through all the Q/A processes.