Comments on: Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches.

[Microsoft_Facts]

Patched or not, Microsoft technologies are insecure

It really doesn't matter if Microsoft patches current vulnerabilities or not. There will be plenty more where those came from. Anyone who really cares about the security of docs, or systems overall, uses non-Microsoft alternatives. And that's a fact.

[Ryo Hazuki]

Patched or not, people like you are ignorant

It really doesn't matter either if Microsoft has updated Windows and Office versions without these flaws. True, there will be (not necessarily plenty) more where those came from, because the market share of these products it's huge. Anyone who really cares about security *and* compatibility, be it of docs or systems overall, uses Vista and Office 2007. A fact (because, unlike you, I can prove it with numbers) is most people choosing Microsoft when using an OS, browser and/or office suit: http://marketshare.hitslink.com/.

[alek_nedic]

that's a fact

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[fred dunn]

And this surprises anyone....

Microsoft has other publicly announced vulnerabilities but the Word vulnerabilty KB notice was the funniest ever, the Workaround: Don't open Word Documents for untrusted sources and don't open Word documents for Trusted sources that you didn't expect.

So to be safe with a word document you need to schedule ahead of time with all that will receive your document or they shouldn't open it.

LAME...just lame.

[Ryo Hazuki]

Your ignorance definitely doesn't surprise me...

Either that or use Office 2007.
Funniest thing for me is you bashing Microsoft for that workaround when Apple gave the exact same workaround for a Mac OS X flaw that could be exploited opening a "bad" email.
LAME... just lame.

[BaffyOfDaffy]

Use Google Docs and Spreadsheets

Use Google Docs and Spreadsheets can open Microsoft Exel Docs, can import writley docs, and eventhough it won't work with as many features but it can't support a vires and you can still use word when you need to.

go to docs.google.com and (as usual) it is a free Google Service.

[Ryo Hazuki]

...and lose your important documents.

Very nice to be working in an important document with these online suits and suddenly the connection goes down and there goes all your hard work, even when you saved it before, like happened to many people already including a member of Cnet who reported that some months ago.
And, unlike what you say, online apps *are* prone to be exploited by hackers, just like recently happened with Gmail, nonetheless.