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The Nightly Build:
* This shouldn't shock anyone, but Washington Post security blogger Brian Krebs, has calculated that Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 was [vulnerable to known security holes][2], with no available patches for 284 days last year. That's 75% of the time. Firefox on the other hand was vulnerable for only nine days. What's on your screen?
[2]: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/01/internet_explorer_unsafe_for_2.html "Internet Explorer Unsafe for 284 Days in 2006"
* As I mentioned in the Wired Blogs round up below, there's a new HD-DVD/Blu-Ray combo player coming soon from LG, but Warner Bros is [reportly planning to release][3] a new *disc*, Total DVD, which is playable on both HD-DVD and BluRay players.
[3]: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/technology/04video.html?ex=1325566800&en=65cf5ceda95fc5f3&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss "New Disc May Sway DVD Wars"
* There's a small chance we might get to see how the RIAA has been screwing us all these years. The RIAA is suing Marie Lindor for allegedly downloading music, and as part of her defense, Lindor's attorney is [trying to gain access][1] to the RIAA's price information which he claims will support his client's claim that the RIAA's damages are excessive.
[1]: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070103-8536.html "RIAA fights to keep wholesale pricing secret"
* More Apple woes, Apple shareholders have [launched their own suit][4] against the company, alleging that when Jobs regained control of the company in 1997, he doled out stock options to many of his newly appointed executives. I don't pretend to understand the finer points of law, but does it make sense to sue someone who raised your stock price 48% in one day? How does a lawsuit against the company you've invested in help you as a stockholder?
[4]: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/01/04/BUGDBNCBRA1.DTL "Investors sue Apple"
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