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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"Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence."
This person must never have worked with Microsoft. Ever notice how their blunders always seem to benefit themselves?
Edited 2007-10-31 12:01