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In a CNet article on a new Internet Explorer flaw, computer security expert Richard Starnes states,

"I wonder how solid Microsoft's coding would become if strategic governments around the world removed the liability shield that software manufactures now currently enjoy," Starnes said. "They would then have some real financial incentive to get it right the first time, instead of this Computer Science 101 coding they are continually churning out."

What's wrong with this is that removing the liability shield would not force software companies to release better software, but it would force companies to release no software and eventually go out of business. The costs involved for design, development, and testing would be so high that no money would be made.