Comments on: Revived: AutoPatcher Windows Updater http://cybernetnews.com/revived-autopatcher-windows-updater/ Technology News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/revived-autopatcher-windows-updater/comment-page-1/#comment-124207 Ryan Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:20:00 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/27/revived-autopatcher-windows-updater/#comment-124207 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-124102" rel="nofollow">Amak wrote:</a><blockquote>I still don’t understand why M$ “shut” them down the first time. They weren’t violating any law (as far am I know). If it was copyright infringement or whatever, I thought that meant you CLAIMED to own the product.</blockquote></div> I just don't think that Microsoft allows the redistribution of their updates, and they were probably afraid of what could happen if a malicious update was slipped into AutoPatcher. I don't think they expected AutoPatcher to bounce back in this way, but now Microsoft is going to be the one footing the bandwidth. Looks like we all get the last laugh. ;) Amak wrote:
I still don’t understand why M$ “shut” them down the first time. They weren’t violating any law (as far am I know). If it was copyright infringement or whatever, I thought that meant you CLAIMED to own the product.

I just don’t think that Microsoft allows the redistribution of their updates, and they were probably afraid of what could happen if a malicious update was slipped into AutoPatcher. I don’t think they expected AutoPatcher to bounce back in this way, but now Microsoft is going to be the one footing the bandwidth. Looks like we all get the last laugh. ;)

]]> By: Amak http://cybernetnews.com/revived-autopatcher-windows-updater/comment-page-1/#comment-124102 Amak Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:07:20 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/27/revived-autopatcher-windows-updater/#comment-124102 I still don't understand why M$ "shut" them down the first time. They weren't violating any law (as far am I know). If it was copyright infringement or whatever, I thought that meant you CLAIMED to own the product. Anyway, sorry lol. I'm really glad to see they're back. Hope they have a 64bit version up soon. Planning on a reformat soon. I still don’t understand why M$ “shut” them down the first time. They weren’t violating any law (as far am I know). If it was copyright infringement or whatever, I thought that meant you CLAIMED to own the product.

Anyway, sorry lol. I’m really glad to see they’re back. Hope they have a 64bit version up soon. Planning on a reformat soon.

]]> By: Dave http://cybernetnews.com/revived-autopatcher-windows-updater/comment-page-1/#comment-124061 Dave Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:16:17 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/27/revived-autopatcher-windows-updater/#comment-124061 Thanks for the heads up. Glad Autopatcher is back! Thanks for the heads up. Glad Autopatcher is back!

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