Microsoft on QuickTime bug

[Case Roole <cjr@xs4all.nl>]

Microsoft wrote a puzzling piece on their fixing Apple's QuickTime problems.
I say "puzzling" because it make some hard and fast conclusions (including
going from saying that "Mindcraft" verified Microsoft's findings to saying
that "three independent" software labs did so).
Basically, Microsoft claims that Apple should have better read *Netscape's*
docs. Apple is now chastised for blackening Microsoft's support that is
equal for all parties. Particularly benign is that Microsoft has quickly
fixed the problem and made the fix available.

Huh, how's that? They couldn't help when Apple asked for support in July and
now they manage to quickly fix it? They directed Apple to ActiveX and now
they should have read Netscape's docs?

Anyway, you can find it at: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1998/Nov98/applefinpr.htm

(Of course, there could have been three labs, but Microsoft failed to 
mention them. Given the client list of Mindcraft I have some faith in
their "independence", but perhaps somebody can tell more.)

Sightly more comments (and an unhappy - irretrievable - paste action) can
be found at http://bilwatch.net/

-cjr