[61166] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Omachonu Ogali)
Mon Aug 25 15:29:15 2003
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:30:10 -0400
From: Omachonu Ogali <nanog@missnglnk.com>
To: Robbie Foust <rfoust@duke.edu>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <3F4A603A.6060504@duke.edu>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 03:15:06PM -0400, Robbie Foust wrote:
>
> >Also, perhaps Microsoft put that
> >high per-call rate into play to SLOW DOWN the amount of calls they
> >were getting, not because "Bill Gates is greedy".
This was a theory, not an interpretation.
> Microsoft isn't charging for support calls regarding the worm & patching
> problems. Its free to anybody who calls.
I was not talking about the worm, this was in regards to an automatic
deactivation/activation system based on patches applied, that can and
will break due to improper filtering resulting in a higher call rate
to Microsoft.
