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mmbokaj writes:
The Software Inspector online tool from Secunia reveals some very interesting figures about what software is most commonly neglected in the security patching process. E.g. 53% of all installations of Macromedia Flash Player are insecure, based on 39,867 system installations. For the browsers: 36% of Firefox users are running insecure versions, 13% of Opera users, while only 4% of Internet Explorer users are running insecure versions. I guess Microsofts auto-delivery of patches is really paying off.
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MaryAlan writes:
This is hilarious and I don't know how Microsoft overlooked it. Microsoft runs a program called Game With Fame, which lets gamers play celebrities online via Xbox Live. So, you get to play it up with Tenacious D or Cliffy B in a game of Gears of War, if you're lucky. If you're unlucky... well... this happens: On December 12th, gamers will get a chance to play The Burger King guy from the BK commercials, a guy who never says anything. He is mute. He says nota. So not to be a stick in the mud, Microsoft, but doesn't that mean that gamers are getting a chance to sit on Xbox Live in what amounts to 15 minutes of awkward silence with a guy that doesn't even really exist? The PR firm setting it up has confirmed that the King won't be saying anything, so basically it's like having the opportunity to listen to 15 minutes worth of silence and being told afterwards that a celebrity was there. It's not like playing against Bart Simpson, who has a voice and a personality — or Paris Hilton, who has just a voice — those are fictional characters that would at least say something to you. In this, you get to just assume that the silence on the other side of the headset is a famous commercial. Maybe this has more value to somebody else... but... I still think it's ironic.
