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Story: Microsoft aims to increase time between patches

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Too little, too late.

It's still about adding stuff rather then a total redesign from scratch. Lots of promises (if you buy their future products) yet consistent bad results so far.

The front door (which most users look at) is made more solid (and thus less 'consumer friendly'). The back door (which 'the bad guys' look at) is mostly left open and unlocked. In other words: before you buy that dream house do check the ground it stands on as well as its surroundings for now and in the future (e.g.: in case someone has plans to build a 'high security' prison right next to your dream house two years from now).

Interesting to note that only after prolonged and great pressure on a global scale Microsoft is making some effort. With the history of IE in mind that brings up the question how much effort Microsoft will put in security once choice has been destroyed enough again to be of concern for them.

I'm sure that if an average employer would produce similiar results under similiar conditions the most logical thing to do would be to promote that employer to general director along with a huge salary increase. And ofcouse sack all the employees who've been working for the company, day in, day out, without complaint nor real issues at the same time. In short: rewarding promises rather then results.

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