[Am-info] Recalling XP

[John Poltorak]

Why don't consumer groups in the US demand that MS recall XP?

If Ford or GoodYear released a product known to be faulty they would soon 
be in big trouble, yet computer shops will carry on stacking their shelves 
with a product which MS have admitted has serious security flaws. With 
every other manufacturer the onus is on the manufacturer themselves to try 
and fix their mistake. With XP it is up to the consumer to attempt to 
download and apply any patches, and in the attempt they are opening 
themselves up to being hacked by other systems on the Internet. How many 
people using XP have been trained to apply patches? Why don't Microsoft  
attempt to contact every purchaser and attempt to fix their computer 
**for FREE**?

At the very least consumer groups should demand XP is immediately withdrawn
and not replaced until a bug fixed retail product is available.

Any retailer who is currently selling copies of XP or computers with XP 
pre-installed which they must know are subject to this acknowledged 
security flaw must be liable to any damages resulting from hacking or data 
loss. To continue to sell these product or at least not to include some 
huge disclaimer about using XP *at your own risk* seems like an extremely 
negligent act.

I thought Americans were particularly litigious... this seems like a good 
opportunity to sue all the big manufacturers and retailers...


-- 
John