ECA
07-12-2005, 12:13 PM
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1836008,00.asp
Opinion: Just when you think Microsoft did something important the right way, it does the worst possible thing. What is going through the company's head?
I'm still waiting for the explanation that makes it all make sense, but it doesn't look good. I have the nasty feeling Microsoft was disappointed with its good-guy/good-technology approach to anti-spyware.
The security business is not like most of the software categories in which Microsoft participates. People care about reputations. Users have to trust the product. And you just can't trust a product that tells you to ignore the fact that Claria's GAIN software is installed on your system.
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Opinion: Just when you think Microsoft did something important the right way, it does the worst possible thing. What is going through the company's head?
I'm still waiting for the explanation that makes it all make sense, but it doesn't look good. I have the nasty feeling Microsoft was disappointed with its good-guy/good-technology approach to anti-spyware.
The security business is not like most of the software categories in which Microsoft participates. People care about reputations. Users have to trust the product. And you just can't trust a product that tells you to ignore the fact that Claria's GAIN software is installed on your system.
MORE on the link..