>>>Even if they did create a patch that got distributed before they
wanted, it doesn't alleviate any of the blame they deserve for not
getting the thing out and distributed to every user.

MS are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

The official word from online news outlets is that MS has written a patch.
The delay is in getting it thoroughly tested, esp on corporate networks.

MS says that customer feedback over the years has strongly indicated that
users want thoroughly tested patches distributed rather than urgent fixes
which may have problems later.

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John Waller