Why is Microsoft hell-bent on ruining its reputation?
Microsoft had multiple chances to release a patch for the ANI (Animated Cursor) Exploit in the months of January, February, and March but failed to release any patches for the vulnerability that was originally disclosed privately to Microsoft on December 20, 2006. Now we're getting an emergency patch today, one week before the regular patch cycle, and Microsoft seems to think that this is a success story on its "quick" response to this zero-day exploit.