Star Microsoft's Little Liability Problem
Linked by John O'Sullivan on Tue 7th Oct 2003 18:42 UTC
Law and Order Microsoft has a little liability problem called Windows. Many are no doubt aware of a would-be class-action lawsuit launched last week in California. The suit targets Microsoft over security problems. The plaintiff is a woman who had her identity stolen. Details are here. (NYTimes, free registration required)
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MS pretends problems don't exist
by Anonymous on Tue 7th Oct 2003 23:30 UTC

MS always markets 'ease of use' and 'freedom' and pretends that problems don't exist.

In Australia there is a legal term 'of merchantable quality' which means a product is of sufficient quality for its intended use. That means a cheap T shirt won't fall apart the first time you wear it or a car won't constantly break down.

EULAs work because most politicians are technically illiterate. They can understand that a car needs to be reliable and safe. They don't understand that software needs to be reliable too.

MS markets its products as simple and totally reliable. I have never seen an MS advertisement warning of the dangers of malware.

Perhaps Ralph Nader should start a software campaign "Unsafe at any MHz".

This applies to most other makers not just MS.