Q - I take your point, but I was more coming from the angle of 'maybe somebody found out how to pick the locks, crack the windows, knock the doors off the hinges, disable the alarm, etc. Such flaws may have been deemed non-existent for years, until some evil jerk chipped in...

Dear Simon,

The example with the house you proposed doesn't stand ground. Be cause if someone broke into your house due to a wall falling off that's really the builder's fault. I think this example is closer to reality.

Live happy !

Is that what you think, really? Everything is a major security risk given enough exposure and reason. From Linux to Mac, Netscape to Firefox, Wii to PSP, BMW to your coat - everything is prone to a security flaw.

If somebody broke into your house, would you sue the builders? If everybody started living in the same design of house as yours, you might start to question how secure your quarters are, but the risk has suddenly changed because of popularity, not the design of your house. And the blame for theft still lies with the thief.

Sure, there's a responsibility to the manufacturer, and it's within their best interests to make something as secure as possible, but with each new wave of security comes a challenge to some low life scum to crack it - otherwise Las Vegas would not have beefed up any security since the mid 50s.

Microsucks. ha. well done. really.

Nothing new here. Every Microsucks product made is a huge security risk. They should be sued for selling such defective products.