The worst decision of this decade has just been made by the marketoids at Microsoft HQ.

Microsoft to Offer Patches to U.S. Govt. First.

That’s right kids, read it and weep. Microsoft is either putting our national security (think nuclear missile systems, communications, etc) at risk by giving the Air Force UNTESTED, ROUGH BETA PATCHES, or they’re giving them final patches and then delaying them FOR ONE MONTH (30 days!) before giving them to the rest of the world.

You know, the rest of the world. The bot-netted zombie boxen. The spyware-riddled Aunt Elane’s box. The boxen of forigen governments. The majority of the world.

Yes, folks, that very same majority that needs the patches a HELL of a lot more than government security specialists who harden their systems and prevent them from sending spam to everyone and their dog.

And if they’re giving the government patches a month before other governments get them, they’re giving the US plenty of time to develop exploits to take advantage of the patched holes. This decision THREATENS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF OTHER NATIONS.

I ph33r.