Microsoft Releases New Patch

American Voices

November 14, 2006 | ISSUE 42•45

Microsoft recently released a patch for a critical security flaw in its Explorer web browser. What do you think?

Wow, they always seem to know when something is wrong with my computer. Come to think of it, how do they always know when something is wrong with my computer?

Terry Orth
Miner
I would like to think that this will be completely effective, but I know from personal experience that the patch tends to work only 99 percent of the time. The only surefire protection against Microsoft infections is abstinence.

Della Kurtz
Rail Yard Worker
Microsoft patching up this Explorer flaw is like—well, I would look up a good analogy if I could get online.

Keith Applebaum
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