IE^ is still people's web browser, why should MS shove IE7 down our throughts? Automatic update should be flexable enough to give you a "no IE upgrade, patches only" checkbox...
Exibar > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 7:26 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [inbox] Re: [Full-disclosure] MS are doing Windows Updates for > XP to IE7 > > > On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:48:13 +1300, Nick FitzGerald said: > > > Well, yes, if you are (a) clued and (b) know it's coming. If > you've got it > > > set to download-and-install at 3AM every Wednesday morning, > you may be in for > > > a surprise.... > > > > If you're _NOT_ clued enough to know better then you "deserve" the > > automatic, silent IE 7 "upgrade". > > > > MS got this right. > > I didn't say MS didn't get this right, in fact I agree that this > is the way > it should work. > > Doesn't change the fact that several hundred million unclued > users are likely > to wonder what happened to their IE6. ;) > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
