Microsoft's Velvet Glove

Microsoft's Velvet Glove
Mark Burnett, 2005-01-31

Redmond's plan to make you install Windows authentication software before downloading vital security patches is a reasonable and gentle effort to limit piracy.

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"If they're smart, they should find a way of distributing the cost using ISP mirrors"

This is exactly what Akamai is, and Microsoft uses it for their updates.

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