Google drops more Windows 0-days. Something’s gotta give
Found on Ars Technica on Friday, 16 January 2015
Google's security researchers have published another pair of Windows security flaws that Microsoft hasn't got a fix for, continuing the disagreement between the companies about when and how to disclose security bugs.
A greater willingness to ship patches outside the Patch Tuesday schedule would, in the short term, at least provide Windows users with the option of patching.
Rolling patches out on a special day is a tradeoff between planning ahead and security. If the bug is critical, you want it patched as quickly as possible.