M$ Surrenders to Blaster Worm

[MisterMe]

This is not a rumor.

According to this Seattle Times article, (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001532253_worm16.html) M$ has shutdown its WindowsUpdate site in order to foil the Blaster worm. According to Netcraft, (http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.windowsupdate.com) M$ replaced its Windows 2003 server running IIS with an Akamai Linux server running AkamaiGHost.

[NavyIntel007]

hahahahhahahaha, woops.

[Powerbook G5]

That's crazy

[iJon]

thats pretty smart of them, i just find it funny that they had to do it with linux. oh the embarasment.

iJon

[irmongoose]

My god, might as well be running an Xserve with OS X server, hehe.



irmongoose

[Powerbook G5]

"Hey, I'm Bill...I'm tired of having to deal with patching up my poor attempt of an OS and passing it off as the next best thing...it's becoming a joke now, I cannot even run my own company off of my own product anymore. In order to take over the world, I decided I needed something better than...crap...I'm Bill and I'm a switcher."

[jrv3034]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
"Hey, I'm Bill...I'm tired of having to deal with patching up my poor attempt of an OS and passing it off as the next best thing...it's becoming a joke now, I cannot even run my own company off of my own product anymore. In order to take over the world, I decided I needed something better than...crap...I'm Bill and I'm a switcher."

Oh, man, you just made my day!:D :eek:

[iElvis]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
"Hey, I'm Bill...I'm tired of having to deal with patching up my poor attempt of an OS and passing it off as the next best thing...it's becoming a joke now, I cannot even run my own company off of my own product anymore. In order to take over the world, I decided I needed something better than...crap...I'm Bill and I'm a switcher."
OMG!!! That would be such a great thing for apple if that happend. Imagine Bill trying to apply at apple.

[iElvis]

I just checked out Microsoft update, has this is a Windows 98 computer. Well Its up and running. Not that I tried updateding anything. Updateding just cuz's more problems.

[matthew24]

Quote:

"Hey, I'm Bill...I'm tired of having to deal with patching up my poor attempt of an OS and passing it off as the next best thing...it's becoming a joke now, I cannot even run my own company off of my own product anymore. In order to take over the world, I decided I needed something better than...crap...I'm Bill and I'm a switcher."

Powerbook G5: make it your signature.

When I owned a PC, Windows was driving me grazy, now it gives me a lot of fun.

[Powerbook G5]

Maybe I should...that gives me a neat idea for a new avatar...I have some mug shot pics of Gates from his early run ins with the law... :D

[irmongoose]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Maybe I should...that gives me a neat idea for a new avatar...I have some mug shot pics of Gates from his early run ins with the law... :D

Frequenting Rotten.com, are you?

Ugh. :o



irmongoose

[Powerbook G5]

Never been there...well, not until I checked out that link...just a little disturbing.

[solvs]

It was down earlier, but it's up now. Tried it on my Win2000 PC (stands for Piece of Crap). Stoopid M$.

[Powerbook G5]

Man, if my Xbox gets a virus, I am so giving up on MS completely...I've been wondering that since Xbox live uses broadband and the Xbox itself has a HD...and the Xbox runs on a stripped down Windows OS...that can't be good odds. I dunno, I usually keep it disconnected when I am not using it, though. I've noticed my Xbox has been freezing like crazy on me lately, but that could just be scratched discs.

[XnavxeMiyyep]

Imagine what would have happened if the virus was programmed to flood microsoft.com itself, or both microsoft.com and windowsupdate.com simultaniously.:D

[matthew24]

So I went to http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/ and typed macrumors.com:rolleyes: