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by sunaookami 694 days ago
>Microsofts products aren't full of security holes

They are though, just look at Exchange[1] and what problems Microsoft itself has.[2] There is no such thing as a "secure Microsoft product". Microsoft is single-handedly responsible for making the IT world worse because they do not care and have a monopoly.

>If you have an 0day on fully patched Windows that is worth a pretty penny, which implies they aren't they easy to come by.

It's what the market pays for it, not what it's actually worth as you have already pointed out. Three-letter agencies buy these 0-days themselves for a big sum and support the black market so the prices go even higher because they have infinite money.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Microsoft_Exchange_Server...

[2] https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/02/tech/us-government-micros...