OT: windows oneCare Live

[Bob Stockler]

Mark Luljak wrote (on Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 09:06:41PM -0400):

| Only Bob Stockler would say something like:
| > 
| > Microsoft does have an anti-spyware (maybe anti-virus) program. in
| 
| Wouldn't it be simpler to just release secure software in the first place?
| 
| I sure as hell would NOT trust anti-spyware/anti-virus software from the
| company that created the holes to begin with.  They need a sharp crack
| with a virtual 2x4 for even pondering that one.  
| 
| Hell, why don't they just make a break into honesty and charge users for
| hotfixes and patches, then?  Same thing, basically speaking, as a technical
| result.  But at least they wouldn't be masquerading as the good guy in my
| proposed method.
| 
| That has to be one of the sleaziest business models I've heard of, to date.

I think they're trying to occupy the space in the universe that
was previously occupied mainly by Symantec (Norton) and McAfee.

I wasn't recommending Microsoft's anti-spyware/anti-virus software,
only suggesting that an email porporting to offer it probably was
not valid.

Bob

PS - But who else would better know how to close the security holes
     they've opened than the people who opened them?

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