That was a very informative and detailed article highlighting several key points that should be addressed.
Of course without any citation, nor bug reports to back it up nor time lines between bug report to patch release.

Someone of your caliber should forgo this type of journalism and write for the Onion.

Don't get me wrong, I like Windows XP, it keeps me in a job, since people did not patch to MS08-67 I have side work removing the Conflicker worm. This is amusing since this hole has been available for public exploitation since the Legion of Doom released Rhino 9.
A long time ago.