Re: Windows Defender (formerly windows antispyware) is out!

"Alias" <aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> wrote in message
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Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:

Windows Defender will be free for all supported operating systems the
same as currently running MSAS or MD.
It is included in Windows Vista at this time and I assume it will
continue to be.

Sure you will be able to buy Windows Vista and get WD, but WD will still
be available as a stand alone product for free.


Time will tell. Personally, I think MS is getting into the security
business and it won't be free, at least it won't be after MS runs all the
AdAwares and Spybot Search and Destroys out of business.

Alias

To be fair, that's what everyone said about Microsoft and Internet Explorer.
You know, as soon as they run Netscape and other browsers out of business,
they'll start charging for it. Well, they never have.

However, I remember a company that did exactly that. It was called
Netscape. If you've been around as long as I have, you'll know that
Netscape started as a free browser competing against my favorite mosaic
browsers. Once Netscape put them all out of business, it began charging $50
for its browser. Of course, that's when I switched to IE even though it did
not have anywhere near the same features as Navigator at the time.

AFAIK, the only thing that Microsoft once offered for free that they now
charge for is Outlook. I don't think they put even a single mail client out
of business in the process.

carl


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