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MS - consider charging for functionality which should be standard

  • 17-12-2004 11:28am
    #1
    uberwolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,581 ✭✭✭


    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4104129.stm

    they've developed a tool kit to prevent/clean spyware. Of course it's their vunerabilities allow it but they still won't rule out charging for it in the future. :rolleyes:


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  • #2
    Static M.e.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,093 ✭✭✭Static M.e.


    I think its still a good step in the right direction.

    "Although initially free"

    "Microsoft's announcement about spyware comes after it bought small New York software firm Giant Company Software"


  • #3
    Peteee
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,432 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peteee


    So if its anygood i'll use it when its free, if they wanna charge for it, i'll just go back to adaware or spybot.... simple


  • #4
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Of course, by "developed" you mean "bought"...


  • #5
    SirLemonhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭SirLemonhead


    Oh well, don't buy it if you don't want to.


  • #6
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Why should it be free?

    Spyware comes in all sorts of flavours, most IE related but who uses IE ?Yet we still have to careful of Spyware.

    kdjac


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  • #7
    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    It'll probably be underpowered as compared to third-party applications to stop other companies screaming blue bloody murder at Microsoft. Ho hum, moving along...


  • #8
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    KdjaC wrote:
    Spyware comes in all sorts of flavours, most IE related but who uses IE ?
    I think the official figure is about the 90% (of all computer users) mark. I could be wrong though :p


  • #9
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    They would probably get done for anti competive practises if they bundled it with windows too...

    Dirty dirty open source bastards...


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