A Quote by Wietse Venema

My reply is: the software has no known bugs, therefore it has not been updated.

Wietse Venema

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Wietse Venema
Dutch - Scientist
Born: 1951

Microsoft knows that reliable software is not cost effective. According to studies, 90% to 95% of all bugs are harmless. They're never discovered by users, and they don't affect performance. It's much cheaper to release buggy software and fix the 5% to 10% of bugs people find and complain about.

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