Re: Giantantispywareupdater

kurttrail wrote: 
James wrote:

Alias wrote:

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"old" devildog wrote:


Giving it away to the public beta testers -- yes. But I can
promise you it will be included in "VISTA". Then you have to pay
for when you pay for "VISTA". I can promise you MS does nothing
that doesn't bring a profit. I removed it when the def files
defined my anti-virus (Trend-Micro) and my firewall (Sygate) as
spyware and shut both of them down and tried to remove them.
Wouldn't try it again. If forced to use "VISTA", in the future, I
can promise to disable MSAS, as well as any of the so called
protection afforded by their "firewall". I am not anti-Microsoft, just a customer wanting what he was
promised and paid for ( 200 bucks this time around). A safe,
reliable OS, that doesn't crash all the time.
XP is not there yet. I don't think "VISTA" ( VISTA what was billy
boy thinking when he approved at) will be any different.

"old" devildog


And why shouldn't MS look to make a profit. It's called free
enterprise. It's the way we businesses operate. There are no free
rides in this life. I don't blame MS in the least for looking for
ways to make money.



There's a difference between making money and highway robbery.

Alias



Oh don't be so silly. Highway robbery, indeed. For crying out loud. If
you don't want to purchase a new operating system, no one is forcing
you. If you don't like Microsoft's pricing structure, no one is
forcing you to stay with Microsoft. There are other alternative.
Robbery is when you are forced to surrender your goods. No one is
forcing you to do anything. But I've a feeling that you as well as
several others here, love to whine and complain about Microsoft. It's
the "in" thing to do... it's vogue. Right?



If MS starts charging for MWAS, then it is highway robbery.

They created the opportunity of the growth of the spyware problem with years of ignoring security in both Windows and IE.

It would be like a scientist that creates a virus in the lab, releases though sheer negligence, all to charge for alleviating the symptoms only, while it should have prevented its release to begin with, and being giving out a true cure for free!

I disagree. Microsoft do not create viruses. They build a very, very good operating system. It's not perfect, but then nothing is. You want perfection? Where are you going to find this? It doesn't exist. When I purchased my Mustange back in 67, it did not have many of the safety features that my Toyota has today. And today's Toyota will be severely lacking in a couple of years. There simply is no way for Microsoft to produce sotware that is infallible. Once it is out the door, some pimply-faced punk will have found a way to hack it. That's life and I don't intend to lay the blame on Microsoft. Rather I lay the blame where it belongs: the punk.

Like I said before, if you find Microsoft such a terrible company with which to do business, take your business elsewhere. It's really quite simple. I happen to prefer Windows. I have had nearly every version to date and I intend to purchase this newest version when it becomes available.

I'll tell you what I think. It seems to me that some people have too much time on their hands (not naming names now... lol) and just love to join the bash Microsoft wagon since it's a popular "in" thing to do.
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